Klarinet Archive - Posting 000219.txt from 1999/02

From: dsuther@-----.ca
Subj: Re: [kl] Re: Evette Clarinets
Date: Fri, 5 Feb 1999 14:06:02 -0500

I believe the Evette and Schaefer clarinet has a history distinctly
different from the R13. It has remained relatively unchanged since first
appearing in the sixties. It has gone through some name changes and is
currently named C13.
I am not a measurer of instruments [but that is what I want to be when I
grow up], however there are some clear differences between the R13 and the
Evette-Schaeffer.
Piece by piece. Bell; The ES. is considerably longer, at least 1 mm.
Lower Joint; mostly the key work, low f[c] foot is a
single piece of metal, there is no cut out in the wood to allow for travel
of the f/c or e/b keys, so they are mounted higher. The alternate b/f# key
has a blunter touch piece and lacks the curvey swoop shape connector to the
pad cup [just a straight right angle arm]. It is held in place by a couple
of smaller [used only on this key] pivot screws.
Upper Joint; differences are difficult to pick out. The
left eb/Bb key has a blunter shape.
Barrel; Noticeably shorter, about 650.

There must be some accoustical justification for the bell/barrel
difference. The entire instrument length works out to be about the same.
I am inclined to agree with Jay Webler about the difficulty in playing
softly. I find notes just over the high break difficult to control. The
sound I find quite bright.
That said, I believe the ES has many of the fine qualities of the R13
and is to me superior in most ways to the E12 or E11.
I find puzzling the assertions by many, including merchants, who market
the instruments and should know better, that the R13 and ES [Evette
Schaeffer] are the same instrument, only that one of them is a mistake;
rather like my third child. If so, the analogy fits; They are unique and
delightful.

Dan

"I'm ALWAYS right, you're ALWAYS wrong" [Eric Sutherland, age 5, by
permission]

21:14 04/02/99 -0500, you wrote:
was an Evette & Schaeffer. Its serial munber is K12475.
>I don't know its age. It is still in the original orange vinyl case with
>the dark purple velvet lining and leather handle. I still have it and until
>my recent acquisition of new instruments, I used it as my back-up clarinet.
>It is every bit as good as my R-13's. The only reason I got R-13's was
>because my brother wanted to play clarinet. So my parents bought me the R-13
>and I gave the E&S to my brother to learn on. He doesn't play any more, so
>he gave it to me to keep it in use. The label stamped on each section of
>the instrument reads as follows:
>
> Evette & Schaeffer
> Paris
> France
> Modele Buffet-Crampon
>
>The only difference between this clarinet and the R-13 (IMHO), is the label
>stamped on the front of the instrument. Every teacher I ever had always
>told me the same thing; hang on to that horn because you will never find
>another student instrument like it. One of my teachers even borrowed it
>once to use when his broke a spring. I will hang on to it for my
>grandchildren to play.
>
>Nancy
>
>Nancy E. Buckman
>Pasadena, Maryland USA
>znjb@-----.net
>
>
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