Klarinet Archive - Posting 000453.txt from 2004/01

From: Erik Tkal <bbtkal@-----.net>
Subj: [kl] Old Buffet clarinet info
Date: Thu, 15 Jan 2004 14:28:10 -0500

Ok, so as I mentioned, I got a clarinet off of eBay for restoration, and I'm looking to see if I can find out some more information about it.

The horn is a 1921 Buffet-Crampon with a wraparound register key. I have seen horns of that era with both types of register keys, is there a reason some are made one way versus another?

Did they have different model lines then (e.g. R-13, student, intermediate, professional, etc)?

It's also marked Carl Fischer New York, someone mentioned it being a stencil, not sure exactly what that means (made by Buffet for sale by Carl Fischer?). It does say made in Paris.

Are the keys likely silver plated? How can I tell (other than the magnet test mentioned earlier :-P)? I don't want to try buffing too hard, would I risk removing the plating if present?

Erik Tkal

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