Klarinet Archive - Posting 000386.txt from 2005/11

From: "Geoff & Sherryl-Lee Secomb" <gsecomb@-----.au>
Subj: Re: [kl] Buffet 1907 LP Bb clarinet
Date: Mon, 28 Nov 2005 00:36:57 -0500

Hi Hendy.
I've got an old Buffet with the same 'donut' as you called it, and wrap
around register key, but mine is full boehm and has a one piece body. Serial
number of this one is 13301, and some years younger than yours. I don't know
how it plays, though, as it was in terrible condition when I acquired it. I
stripped it down about fifteen years ago and never quite got around to
finishing the restoration.

Hopefully someone else out there can offer some clue as to value of these
old Buffets.
Best wishes,
Geoff.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Hendy Appleton" <naadhira@-----.net>
To: <klarinet@-----.org>
Sent: Monday, November 28, 2005 2:34 PM
Subject: [kl] Buffet 1907 LP Bb clarinet

> I'm a very part-time clarinet player who happened to wander into an
> auction today where a Buffet clarinet was up for bidding. I've always
> wanted a Buffet, but couldn't afford one 20 years ago when I was in high
> school and can't justify buying a new one now that I only play
> occasionally. So I thought, here's my chance! It was cheap, it was in
> pretty good condition (no cracks, needs new corks and a few new pads), and
> was playable as-is. I thought - what the heck? I definitely didn't want to
> see it turned into a lamp.
>
> I checked the serial number (Z375) when I got home and was stunned to
> learn it was made in 1907. I did more poking around and learned the
> difference between HP and LP - this one's an LP. I learned about the
> "donut" hole in the upper joint, something I hadn't seen before but didn't
> know enough to think twice about... but now know that it validates that
> this isn't likely to be a mismatched clarinet - the donut key plus the
> wrap-around register key is correct for 1907.
>
> What I didn't get any sense of is how rare/unusual/unique this particular
> clarinet might be. Can anyone help me out here?
>
> And yes, if it *is* something special, I'll probably sell it. Not because
> I'm mercenary (although who couldn't use an extra buck or two around this
> time of year?), but mostly because I just don't play often enough to have
> anything other than a run-of-the-mill instrument, and would rather see
> something special in the hands of someone who can truly appreciate it.
>
> - Hendy
>
>
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