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Author: drewllbrb
Date: 2008-09-18 19:56
does anyone know about the new buffet model that's supposed to come out soon? There's supposed to be a new Bb and A released that might be better than the Tosca. Anyone heard anything?
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Author: CPW
Date: 2008-09-18 19:59
Yes.
It is called
The R13 ![[hot]](http://test.woodwind.org/clarinet/BBoard/smileys/hot.gif)
Against the windmills of my mind
The jousting pole splinters
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Author: bcl1dso
Date: 2008-09-18 20:20
Seriously...there is no better...it is all a personal preference. There are some truly extraordinary R13s to be found if you are willing to look long enough...or you know the right people in the right places
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Author: Ed
Date: 2008-09-18 20:39
I have not heard of a new Buffet model. I have heard about Selmer's new model - the Privilege. One of the features seems to be that the Bb and A are matched and can use the same barrels. You can find them at:
http://www.selmer.fr/
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Author: J. J.
Date: 2008-09-19 01:51
The idea that a design from the 1960s with well-documented intonation and evenness problems can't be improved upon is completely absurd. As a longtime Buffet user, I look forward to seeing what they come up with.
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Author: CocoboloKid
Date: 2008-09-19 14:30
I heard 'round the way that they were considering bringing back the Elite, but with some tweaks. I have no real information on it, though. Just something that trickled through the proverbial grapevine.
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Author: Cosmicjello
Date: 2008-09-19 18:27
They do have a new clarinet but not billed as better than the Tosca.
It's the Limite. You can find more info on Buffet's website.
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Author: Iceland clarinet
Date: 2008-09-19 22:58
Well I tried two Toscas in 2005 against my R-13 Prestige set and then against the Festival(when I was picking up a new Bb clarinet) and there was no comparision. Both my R-13 Prestige set and the Festival(2 of them) had more depth in the sou nd and more projection.
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Author: Ryan25
Date: 2008-09-19 23:04
Iceland,
I guess that universally proves that the Tosca is a bad instrument doesn't it?![[right]](http://test.woodwind.org/clarinet/BBoard/smileys/smilie8.gif)
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Author: Iceland clarinet
Date: 2008-09-19 23:10
No it proves that I find something else to be better and that I didn't found it worth the price. I mean why does for example Gregory Smith choose to play on the R-13 in the Chicago symphony orchestra. I would think that he has tried the Tosca but he still continues to say that the R-13 is better. Does it mean that R-13 is better than the Tosca? No it doesn't but for Gregory the R-13 is his choice.
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Author: Tom Puwalski
Date: 2008-09-20 01:10
It's the R-13.3.4
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Author: Iceland clarinet
Date: 2008-09-20 01:41
What was that supposed to mean Tom?
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Author: marshall
Date: 2008-09-20 06:11
I have yet to find an A clarinet I like more than my Festival...and the only Bb I've liked more than my R13 was a Festival.
Toscas don't work for me.
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Author: clarnibass
Date: 2008-09-20 07:11
>> It's the R-13.3.4
That's outdated already. The 13.3.42 is already out. Lukily it should automatically install itself unfortunately it tries to do it for the wrong OS...
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Author: Alseg
Date: 2008-09-20 14:41
Is that R13Vista or R13Leopard?
Former creator of CUSTOM CLARINET TUNING BARRELS by DR. ALLAN SEGAL
-Where the Sound Matters Most(tm)-
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Author: Ryan25
Date: 2008-09-20 15:16
I heard it is actually the new R13 G3. It projects video while you play so now buffet artists can perform "Beyond the Score" recitals with full video presentation. The problem is, reception is really bad in most preformance venues.
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Author: Tobin
Date: 2008-09-20 15:30
"It projects video while you play.... "
...isn't that kinda like the Holophoner from Futurama?
James (let's see how many understand THIS reference!)
Gnothi Seauton
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Author: Alseg
Date: 2008-09-20 16:20
Tobin stated:
...isn't that kinda like the Holophoner from Futurama?
Yes, and you can play it with one eye, or with lobster claw hands, or even the disembodied head of Leonard Nimoy or Richard Nixon.
Former creator of CUSTOM CLARINET TUNING BARRELS by DR. ALLAN SEGAL
-Where the Sound Matters Most(tm)-
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Author: Tobin
Date: 2008-09-20 16:35
And Alan displays even greater flexibility than I would have expected from a woods craftsman/clarinetist/surgeon!!!
James
Gnothi Seauton
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