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My old Buffet keeps getting better and better

Author: moe
Date: 2003-05-25 18:16

I bought an old Buffet Pre R13 from ebay some time ago (some of you may remember, it was serial numberless). When I first got it I could barely get any sound out of it, so I put it away until I could afford to get it overhauled. But I've noticed that periodically when I've taken it out to marvel at it, it plays more and more notes. Just now I was able to play pretty much all the notes that I as a beginner know how to play--and they sounded pretty good to me. Is someone up above favoring me or what???

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Re: My old Buffet keeps getting better and better

Author: sfalexi
Date: 2003-05-25 18:21

Perhaps it was very dry at the beginning and every time you took it out and played it for a little bit, the moisture from your breath permeated the wood a little bit more. Not so much that it cracked, but it's been making the wood less dry which is a big effect on how a clarinet plays (the reason we oil them, to keep them from drying out).

Alexi

US Army Japan Band

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