Klarinet Archive - Posting 001008.txt from 2000/03

From: "Ed & Carol Maurey" <edsshop@-----.ca>
Subj: Re: [kl] Fw:
Date: Thu, 30 Mar 2000 18:16:19 -0500

Francois,
You say the R-13 is the "polycylindrical bore concept". Therefore, any
polycylinrical bore clarinet must be an R13 !?!? Surely, you don't mean
that.
Ed

----- Original Message -----
From: Kloc, Francois <Francois.Kloc@-----.com>
Subject: [kl] Fw:

> Is an R13 that is made made today significantly different from one made
> in
> the 50's or not? If it is significantly different it isn't an R13.
> Maybe
> the Buffet made in the 50's wasn't an R13. They can't be different and
> be
> the same model. Period.
>
> Design evolution isn't a bad thing, but they should have honestly noted
> their changes i.e. R13-x or R13-y. However, it appears to me that
> Buffet
> is cynically playing the nostalgia card to the hilt.
>
> Dear Ed,
>
> The R13 is a concept note a bore,the concept beeing the polycilindrical
> design.Buffet called it the R13.Over the years we listened to different
> musicians and work on this concept trying to answer the needs of the
> players,as much as we could without getting away to much from the first
> ones. we did changed method to make certain things more accurate bty
> using modern technics without forgetting our tradition.When Rene Lesieux
> who was the research and development manager at Buffet( he retiered last
> December)came to the United States for the first time 6 years again,he
> met a lot of Symphony players,educators etc and had a lot of request
> from players that played on old R13 to come up with a model using the
> 1950' bore measurments.
> It is what hapened,call it what you wante Ed,to me Rene listened the
> players and gave them another option.
>
> Musically Yours
>
> Francois Kloc
> Manager Of Woodwinds North America
> Boosey & Hawkes Musical Instruments Inc.
>
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