Klarinet Archive - Posting 000300.txt from 2004/06

From: "Film & Music Promotion Management" <FilmPromotion@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [kl] Buffet Evette clarinet
Date: Fri, 18 Jun 2004 16:49:24 -0400

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Date: Fri, 18 Jun 2004 12:28:00 -0400
To: <klarinet@-----.org>
From: <chamberlaind@-----.net>
Subject: Re: [kl] Buffet Evette clarinet
Message-ID: <004501c45551$38b73820$6101a8c0@lochness>

Rod:

I have two students who have moved from rental clarinets to the E-11s.
The
improvement in their sounds was very evident. I have a beautiful R13
made in
1984 which I still use exclusively. Since I do play outdoors sometimes
and
also because I may need a backup instrument, I have seriously
considered
purchasing an E-11. With a fine mouthpiece ,ligature set up and of
course
with the right reeds, an E-11 would be a good choice for someone
moving into
the "serious" student level. Now, if money is not a consideration for
you,
by all means, I would buy the R13 over the E11. However, I would never
buy
an instrument without trying out several at a professional music store
that
carries them. It has been years since I bought a clarinet so I am not
sure
if one can order clarinets on line on a trial basis and try them out
that
way and then send them back. I do know you can do that with
mouthpieces.

Again, your mouthpiece, ligature and reeed set up is as important if
not
more important as the horn, as far as I am concerned.

By the way, I started out (in 1964!!) on the Evette-Schaeffer model.
It was
the most beautiful instrument. I am totally convinced had I been
playing on
one of the Bundys that came out a year later, I would not be playing
the
clarinet today. Wood is the way to go, the only way to go!

Kim Chamberlain

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Kim - DON'T DO IT!!! The Buffet E-11's keys are NOT the same as the
R-13. The spread is much less especially in the pinky keys and the A
key. Ya just can't compare the E-11 to a professional model as it
just isn't at all.

btw - literally all of my younger students play the Buffet E-11. I
quickly get them off of the junk clarinets and on to a quality, and
very consistent instrument.

Tom Ridenour's new Clarinets are made of hard Rubber and are described
as being as good as the very top of the top line instruments. A good
wooden Clarinet is good and a bad one is bad. The plastic Clarinets
aren't very good as their dimensions are different than the wooden
ones - and are still inferior.

David Blumberg
http://artists.primetones.com/blummy

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