Klarinet Archive - Posting 000220.txt from 1999/02
From: dsuther@-----.ca Subj: Re: [kl] Re: Evette Clarinets Date: Fri, 5 Feb 1999 14:06:03 -0500
And why does my computer continually lose time no matter that I correct the
time and date? Is it in retreat from the Y2K bug?
At 10:18 03/02/99, you wrote:
> 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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