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Buffet serial numbers

Author: clarimad
Date: 2025-12-21 14:38

Where is the most accurate and best list to be found? I want to date a R13 with the number 486XXX.

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Re: Buffet serial numbers

Author: Dan Shusta
Date: 2025-12-22 02:59

clarimad,

Per the following thread by Ken Shaw:

http://test.woodwind.org/clarinet/BBoard/read.html?f=1&i=372622&t=372622

439774 was made in 1997 and 511633 was made in 2003.

So, in 6 years, Buffet made 71,859 clarinets or roughly 11,976 per year.

1997 = 439774
1998 = 451750
1999 = 463726
2000 = 475702
2001 = 487678

Now, the above, of course, is presuming that Buffet made the exact same number of clarinets per year or 11,976/yr.

My best guess is that your clarinet dates to the year 2001.

I hope this helps.

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