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 Re: Best vintage Buffet R13?
Author: Brad Behn 
Date:   2006-10-04 19:57

I believe the clarinets being made today are much better constructed than the instruments of the “golden age.” One may criticize Buffet’s modern facility but the reality is that their current crop of clarinets perform at an artistic level right out of the box. That can’t be said of the past.

I remember when clarinets didn’t play from the factory. They required complete overhauls just to play. At that point one would realize after some considerable investment of time and money if the clarinet had potential.

I have owned some pre-war clarinets that required major key work in order for the mechanism to function properly. In fact I own an excellent R13 that was made in 1968 that required metal grinding just to avoid mechanical problems...but once fixed, it became and excellent instrument. Its smaller bore design has allowed for a very nice feeling and sounding instrument…for me.

A great clarinet is an instrument whose sound and feel work in harmony with the player’s concept. Because the R13 has gone through spurts of change, we now have a wonderful variety of excellent instruments from which your personal ideal can more easily be found. I think all of the instruments Buffet produced were masterpieces and they remain so today. I share those sentiments about many other manufacturers’ clarinets as well. The key is to do your homework and try many different instruments for the perfect fit.

In my opinion, there is no such thing an R13 “dud.” There is however the best clarinet for the individual. If that clarinet was made last month or thirty years ago, it is still a clarinet. The question I would ask is which one would you rather have a relation with.

Brad Behn
http://www.clarinetmouthpiece.com

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