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Re: Buffet prices?????

Author: mw
Date: 2004-06-11 11:46

Omar said:
"Yamaha has come out with yet another professional model - the SEV-G which I saw and play tested at the Oklahoma Clarinet Symposium. The interesting part is the use of the German bore design with a very small straight through barrel and a longer top joint which accomplishes the function of the barrel with bore diameter changes."
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Let's not forget the success of the Yamaha german clarinet models. It seems reasonable to find someone crossbreeding at some time. Any Model with a "G" is bound to spark some interest.

Igloo Bob said:
"The Tosca has gone up $600 in the last month, but that doesn't really matter, since no one in the states is buying the thing anyway."
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The Tosca has gone up, down, up, down, sideways & to a pointnthat no one knows. I was at the Oklahoma Symposium & spoke with Buffet reps. The answer I received about the Tosca on price was "how anxious are you to buy right now?", to which I answered "not even close to want", to which they replied "what's new?". The keywork on the Tosca was the talk of the Symposium. Some of the top Artists in the world agree that the L/J keywork (added & newly sculpted) was a PITA. IMO, there is only one direction for the Tosca to move presently. Design changes will lead to a more acceptable model or the Model will go the way of many like the S-1 etc.

Igloo Bob said:
"The Prestige 1193 Bass has gone up almost $1000, which finally puts the Selmer 37 in the better price position."
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Forget website postings unless they direct you to a true sale. Call & speak to a human sales person. "Money talks & nobody walks". Thus far, it sounds as if you are not actually buying but merely viewing webpages - thus you will not see true prices. Contact RDG in CA, Weiner Music in NY or Music 1-2-3 in PA (which is an affiliate of WW&BW) and they will be very interested to take your calls. If you are merely kicking tires & they can't actually take your order, expect to find out little about the REAL price for which they will sell a Bass Clarinet to you.

BTW: the Buffet I hear so much about is the "Prestige 1193-2" --- the "dash 2" is a NEWER model with enhancements.

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