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Author: agnesburgh
Date: 2006-11-05 15:55
I have an old Buffet Crampon (Made in France) SN# 97805. From what I've found researching the serial number, it was manufactured in 1967I played this in grade/highschool/college. Is it an R13? Thanks everyone!
Maria
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Author: Chris P
Date: 2006-11-05 16:26
How well rated are R13 Eb clarinets from around 1962 (717xx)?
I find it much easier to play than a Noblet Eb, and find the tone quality is very full for a small clarinet.
Former oboe finisher
Howarth of London
1998 - 2010
The opinions I express are my own.
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Author: bcl1dso
Date: 2006-11-07 03:21
I play a 1965 Eb clarinet overhauled my Tim Clark that plays absolutely fabolous if that means anything.
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Author: Ken Shaw ★2017
Date: 2006-11-07 15:33
This is the design Buffet revived with the Vintage model. The register vent is a little lower than on the current model, making the register-to-register tuning a bit off. The outside diameter of the wood is also smaller than it is now, which makes the instrument noticeably lighter. I think that the bore is slightly different, too.
In return for the intonation difficulties, R13s from this period have a unique tone and the ability to play many tone colors.
People who don't know what they're doing love to ream out the barrel and upper section of the bore, down to the register vent, destroying the polycylindrical area and spoiling the instrument. If you have it overhauled, take it to someone who knows what to do with this model (preferably nothing).
The Moennig barrel was designed for this instrument and corrects some of the intonation problems. Guy Chadash says that the Moennig and Chadash barrels supplied by Buffet both have a reverse taper, smaller at the bottom than the top. They have the same diameter at the bottom, but the Moennig is larger at the top and thus has a more severe taper. The tapered bore improves tuning and focuses the tone.
Guy said that Moennig himself used the greater taper but also made the barrel's top socket deeper, which increased the volume of the bore. Buffet's Moennig barrels don't have this and thus don't work as well as the Chadash barrels, which are designed to have no gap at the top.
Ken Shaw
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