Klarinet Archive - Posting 000529.txt from 2002/01

From: Bill Hausmann <bhausmann1@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [kl] What do I play on?
Date: Sat, 19 Jan 2002 09:46:00 -0500

At 06:13 PM 1/18/2002 -0700, David Wiley wrote:
>I have a Buffet clarinet that my grandfather played and then gave to me
>quite a while ago. I know the serial number 164346, it is a wooden clarinet
>and the lower section is marked Buffet Crampon&C A Paris made in France. I
>have no intention of selling it because I like the tone and it has a lot of
>sentimental value. But I am curious as what model of clarinet it is. How can
>I tell or find out?

Assuming it is a professional model, the serial number dates to 1976. That
being the case, it is most likely an R-13.

Bill Hausmann bhausmann1@-----.net
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Essexville, MI 48732 ICQ UIN 4862265

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