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Author: clarinet mama
Date: 1999-12-24 13:59
I've heard a lot about the R-13's but are the Prestige models worth the extra cost? The literature says it takes more air - why? Does this tax the player in long passages?
Thanks!
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Author: David Blumberg
Date: 1999-12-24 18:30
Nope, not a bit. I have lots of air. (can't you tell
I love my Prestige set. So does everyone who has tried them. I picked them out at Weiners from about 50 clarinets.
David Blumberg
clarinet mama wrote:
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I've heard a lot about the R-13's but are the Prestige models worth the extra cost? The literature says it takes more air - why? Does this tax the player in long passages?
Thanks!
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Author: Hiroshi
Date: 1999-12-25 00:45
No.I bought a RC Prestige just after Boosey&Hawks bought Buffet.Dull tone.R-13(intonation deficient instrument) Prestige may be worse. Forget it!!!! Mouthpiece is what you had better seek and they are cheaper.
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Author: David Blumberg
Date: 1999-12-25 01:40
Hiroshi, ya just can't pan Buffet and get away with it cleanly There are lots of great ones out there.
But that's a lot of money to have spent on something that you are not happy with.
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Author: Hiroshi
Date: 1999-12-27 01:25
Yes David.
I bought a RC Prestige in 1987. Maybe it was beyond my playing power.(Frankly,I suspected something might have changed to Buffet quality after B&H overtook the company:B&H has its own clarinet manufacturing facility,then how could they keep Buffet's tradition without comonnalyzing artisans and facilities.)
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Author: Mark Charette
Date: 1999-12-27 01:48
Hiroshi wrote:
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then how could they keep Buffet's tradition without comonnalyzing artisans and facilities.)
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They didn't. The factory in Paris just changed owners, not technicians.
Whether or not the quality stayed the same (or got better or worse) - I don't know. But whatever happened (if anything) wasn't due to personnel turnover because of the acquisition.
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Author: Alec Thigpen
Date: 1999-12-27 04:35
I can't say about the soprano, but the Bass Prestige 1193 is head and shoulders better than the 1183. I will definitely try out the Prestige sopranos before buying my next horn. I suggest you do the same. There will be differences between horns, so try at least several of each model, and include the R-13's and Festivals at the same time. You may have to take a trip in order to do that, but you will be rewarded.
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Author: Mark Charette
Date: 2000-02-27 17:10
ROBERT P. wrote:
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BUFFET PRESTIGE? - HIGHLY RECOMENDED
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How about some elaboration, Robert? Why? Compared to what? What experiences have you had? The pros, the cons, the in-betweens.
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