Klarinet Archive - Posting 000389.txt from 2005/11

From: "Karl Krelove" <karlkrelove@-----.net>
Subj: RE: [kl] Buffet 1907 LP Bb clarinet
Date: Mon, 28 Nov 2005 07:41:41 -0500

I owned an A clarinet like Hendy's when I was in high school - I had bought
it used from someone through my teacher at the time. I didn't keep it very
long - only until I got into college. Those wraparound register keys and the
doughnut holes were abandoned because they caused mechanical problems that
turned out to be greater than the ones they were meant to solve. In addition
instrument design has seen many advances over the past 100+ years. Hendy, if
the clarinet meets your needs (response and intonation), keep it and use it
without guilt. It is, even in excellent condition, unlikely to be any better
than a "run of the mill" modern professional level instrument.

Karl Krelove

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Geoff & Sherryl-Lee Secomb [mailto:gsecomb@-----.au]
> Sent: Monday, November 28, 2005 12:35 AM
> To: klarinet@-----.org
> Subject: Re: [kl] Buffet 1907 LP Bb clarinet
>
> 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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> > when rendered with conviction.
> > - Charles de Lint
> >
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