Klarinet Archive - Posting 000268.txt from 2011/06

From: "Bill Hausmann" <bhausmann1@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [kl] Identifying mystery clarinet
Date: Mon, 27 Jun 2011 22:46:50 -0400

It is, of course, an Evette, as in Evette and Schaeffer. Paul Evette and
Ernest Schaeffer's company OWNED Buffet-Crampon from 1885 to 1929, thus the
name tie-in. If it was made in West Germany, then it was probably made
under contract by Schreiber. Very recently, Buffet terminated the contract,
then BOUGHT Schreiber. The German-made clarinets are quite different in
specifications from Buffet's French models, but are still decent, especially
older ones.

Bill Hausmann

If you have to mic a saxophone, the rest of the band is TOO LOUD!

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Dee
> Subject: Re: [kl] Identifying mystery clarinet
>
> If it is indeed a Buffet Evette, this should be quite suitable.
> However she
> may need a QUALITY MOUTHPIECE to get a good sound out of it. With the
> proper mouthpiece, it should sound remarkably better.
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From:
> Subject: Re: [kl] Identifying mystery clarinet
>
> It's probably a Buffet . . . _www.buffet-crampon.com/en/_
> (http://www.buffet-crampon.com/en/) . . . There's a plug-in for
> serial
> numbers. Yours
> comes up as being manufactured in 1989. The Evette should be
> comparable to
> the
> current E11 or E13. You can check it out at Buffet.
>
> Lee Ann Hansen
>
>
> In a message dated 6/20/2011 10:19:48 P.M. Central Daylight Time,
> patriciarolfe161@-----.com writes:
>
> We bought a clarinet several years ago but know nothing about it. Both
> my
> husband I play woodwinds and this horn has a very nice sound BUT I
> cannot
> find out very much about it. It is marked as an Evette, made in West
> Germany
> and the only number on it is 79445. I was able to figure out that
> Evette
> was bought by Schriber and then could not find anything further.
> Is there anybody out there that can tell me anything about this horn??
> What is it made of? I read that clarinets made in West Germany had to
> have
> silverplated keys as they were afraid of nickel allergies.....?? Is
> this
> true--does anybody know.?
> I would certainly appreciate any information anyone could supply. Our
> granddaughter is in7th grade and has already been given a scholarship
> to
> summer music camp, so we would like her to have any advantage we can
> provide.
> Sadly, we cannot afford a new wood clarinet to the tune of $1200 but
> we
> would hope we can help her by providing a better horn than the plastic
> one
> she
> has now. The difference in quality of sound is quite surprising,
> Any info would be really appreciated..thank you all so much.
> Patricia Rolfe

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