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Author: anon
Date: 2002-12-13 17:54
Sure. It's black with lots of holes and shiney keys with a bell shaped thingy at the end.
Sorry couldn't resist.
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Author: Fred
Date: 2002-12-13 18:27
I can do better than that. Slightly different design than the R13; made concurrently with the R13 in the 1970's. Sold for the same price as an R13 at that time. You might check the placement of the register key; I believe the S-1 was placed a bit higher than the R13. Obviously, the R13 stayed while the S-1 came and went. Still, it is definitely a pro horn and some were very good.
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Author: a different anon
Date: 2002-12-13 18:35
A search here under S-1 will give you much information - some of it contradictory and based on the all famous "I think." But I believe your question asked for info from "people who know."
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Author: Terry Horlick
Date: 2002-12-13 20:18
I had to borrow one in a pinch when I had a pad go leaky right before a performance. It was a wonderful horn. Played and sounded every bit as good as an R-13. Looks and feels R-13. Just a top notch professional horn IMHO.
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Author: jbutler
Date: 2002-12-13 23:21
I do clarinet repairs for a professional here in the Houston area that plays one. It sounds very nice and has good intonation. It seems to work for him quite well.
jbutler
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Author: Sandra F. H.
Date: 2002-12-15 06:40
My first pro clarinet was a Buffet S-1, which was at the time (1974)considered to be a step above an R-13, and its cost was slightly more ($50). I was told that the bore was slightly smaller than an R-13, but I have no proof of that. It was a great clarinet, and I sold it when I purchased a new R-13. I considered purchasing one used...
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Author: Synonymous Botch
Date: 2002-12-15 14:19
The S-1 grew out of the BC20 design, with the same three-step bore of the R13 in the top section, but more narrow in diameter throughout. The lower section was the real departure in design, being built with a progressive flare.
The RC is the culmination of the design, with an even more pronounced narrowing up top and 3mm greater length on the bottom.
So there.
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Author: Mark Charette, Webmaster
Date: 2002-12-15 16:39
Synonymous Botch wrote:
> The RC is the culmination of the design, with an even more
> pronounced narrowing up top and 3mm greater length on the bottom.
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> So there.
So where?
I've heard a dozen different explanations of the evolution of the S-1; if yours is definitive, I'd like to know why it is (person(s) who told you, etc.). Just so that we can put the other "guesses" to rest.
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Author: Mark Charette
Date: 2002-12-16 02:53
All I see on the forum is that the S-1 came out of the BC20 design and was superceded by the RC, not any technical details. Did I miss something?
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