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Author: Bill Anderson
Date: 2000-09-24 17:05
I have a circa 1950 Buffet Clarinet serial #43086. Is there anyway to tell whether or not it is a top of the line model? There
are no other markings on the body of the instrument except for the standard Buffet logo. Also, does anyone have any idea what the value of this instrument is? It was played a lot in my teenage years but has sat idle since my 2nd year of university. I had it overhauled in the early 1980's and it was blown a couple of times after that. Unfontunately the top key section was banded in
late 50's but there are no cracks showing. Also, I have a brand new unopened box of Vandoren reeds (2.5-3) bought around 1960.
Does it have any value?
Many thanks
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Author: Bill Anderson
Date: 2000-09-24 18:02
Sorry after looking a some other web pages on clarinets I realize that this Buffet is a Crampon & Cie which I assume was the
top of the line model when it was manufactured.
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Author: Dee
Date: 2000-09-24 18:15
Buffet Crampon & Cie is the full company name not a model name. According to the search function at the Buffet site (www.boosey.com), this instrument was made in 1953.
With no other markings on it, my guess is that it was a professional grade instrument.
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Author: Bill
Date: 2000-09-28 19:34
You have a true "Buffet Vintage." Apparently one of the first several thousand or so R-13s made. How does it play? I've always loved how Buffet, like Steinway, seeks to compete with it's own production from 50 years ago. So heartwarming.
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Author: Dee
Date: 2000-09-28 23:45
Based on the serial number, it may be just before the R-13s. No one knows what the serial number of the first one was.
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