Klarinet Archive - Posting 000253.txt from 2004/06

From: kurtheisig@-----.net
Subj: Re: [kl] Buffet Evette clarinet
Date: Thu, 17 Jun 2004 06:11:21 -0400


Up until 1983 Buffet made a plastic clarinet and a student wooden clarinet in Bad Nauheim.
These were made in the old Schreiber plant, as I understand it.

The plastic, and the student wooden clarinets were not exciting. They also made a Master Model. The E13 too.

In 1983 after Boosey & Hawkes bought them they re-designed the plastic. It became a very fine student clarinet.
Same with the wooden student clarinet. I did not see many of that eras Evette Master model. The E13 from that period was essentially an R13. I have a number of R13's --two are the pick of 120 I sold in 1975-76. My E13 is right up there with them.

I have seen many E13's that are as good as clarinets that I sold to major Symphonies. I sold one to my clarinet professor Clement Hutchinson, who picked it out over 13 R13's!!!!

-----Original Message-----
From: Nancy Buckman <eefer@-----.net>
Sent: Jun 16, 2004 7:24 PM
To: klarinet@-----.org
Subject: Re: [kl] Buffet Evette clarinet

At 01:30 PM 6/16/2004, you wrote:
>Am I right in thinking that the current equivalent to the Evette is the
>E13?
>
>Matthew

In my mind there is NO equivalent to the old Evette and Schaeffer. I have
one from the 60's that is better than many new R-13s, RCs and Prestiges.
The keywork has become pretty clackety, but I will have the keys replated
in the near future and the clarinet will be its wonderful old self
again. It was my first wooden instrument and I will never sell it.

Nancy

Nancy Buckman
Principal Clarinet / Orchestra AACC
eefer@-----.net

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