Klarinet Archive - Posting 000010.txt from 2003/04

From: "Matthew Lloyd" <Matthew@-----.uk>
Subj: RE: [kl] Trading a Leblanc for a Buffet
Date: Tue, 1 Apr 2003 21:47:24 -0500

Funny that - in this country prestige and festival (as well as vintage)
are all the same price!

And, even odder, of the various clarinets I tested, the RC was
noticeably better than the prestige! So I decided to save money and get
the better instrument. Funny old world, isn't it?

Matthew

-----Original Message-----
From: David Naden [mailto:dnaden@-----.org]
Subject: RE: [kl] Trading a Leblanc for a Buffet

Matt--

In the United States, the R-13 is more popular than the RC bore Buffets.
However, both the RC and the RC Prestige are used by a fair number of
players. I personally prefer the RC bore, and played on RC Prestige
instruments for over 15 years until they were stolen. However, I
replaced
them with a set of Buffet Festivals (a modified R-13 bore, but the
overall
quality of the Prestige), because I would have spent an additional
$2,200
US. In the end, I was paying for a name, as the Festivals are of
comparable
quality to the Prestige.

David S. Naden, MMus
Cal State University Los Angeles

-----Original Message-----
From: Matthew Lloyd [mailto:Matthew@-----.uk]
Subject: [kl] Trading a Leblanc for a Buffet

This thread leads me on to a question that has been on my mind for a
bit.
Most of the list members appear to be in the USA. I'm not - I'm an
Englishman. I have not heard a mention of the RC (Buffet) at all on this
list. Can't be the cost difference between it and the R13 as they are
the
same price, at least over here. So what is the story? What have you lot
got
against it?

I didn't like the R13 as much - it is a little brighter although I have
to
say that I managed to find a real peach with my Bb RC. It just seems a
pity
if you lot over there are ignoring a cracking instrument!

So what is it - is it not imported or is it just that it is deeply
unfashionable?

Matthew Lloyd

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