Klarinet Archive - Posting 000438.txt from 1998/12

From: Jack Kissinger <kissingerjn@-----.EDU>
Subj: Re: [kl] Buffet clarinets
Date: Wed, 9 Dec 1998 12:57:10 -0500

Hi Donna,

I've been waiting to see if someone might provide a definitive answer to your
question but, so far, it hasn't happened so I will add the meager information I
have to Lori's. My source is a phone call to a retired clarinetist who had one
for sale a couple of years ago. My memory is somewhat hazy and "Sneezy" isn't
cooperating at the moment but I can tell you that the S1 is a professional
model Buffet, comparable in workmanship, etc., to the R13. I believe Buffet
discontinued the line sometime in 80's (I think late 80's). Also, as I recall,
the primary difference between the S1 and the R13 is that S1's have a somewhat
larger bore. Hope this helps.

Best regards,
Jack Kissinger
St. Louis

Donna wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> Having heard most people extolling the virtues of the R-13, I was wondering
> if people could tell me about my buffet clarinets. The pair appears to
> have stamped on them S1 (they are specifically UK made). I did check out
> the Boosey homepage, but could not find a reference to them. I have had
> them for 7 years, and bought them via my teacher who had another student
> who was selling them.
>
> Many thanks
>
> Donna Abrahams
>
> If a man stands alone in the middle of a forest,
> And makes a statement with not a woman within 50 miles,
> Is he still wrong?
>
> (Dave Hughes)
>
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