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Re: Evette Sponsored by Buffet, Paris France

Author: Jack Kissinger
Date: 2009-01-29 23:28

Today we have the B12 (plastic) and E11 (wood) student model clarinets from Buffet. They are both descended (perhaps by adoption from Malerne

) from the earlier Evette wood and plastic student model clarinets. The earliest Evettes (both wood and plastic models) were marked "Sponsored by Buffet." Around 1960, with the introduction of the D-series, Buffet changed the logo on the wood model. If a promotional brochure I have from around 1967 is correct, however, the plastic model's logo must not have changed until several years later. That would be consistent with your memory of when you acquired the clarinet. (In the brochure, the wood model (E10) has the new logo and the plastic model (B10) has the old one -- but the photographs in the brochure may not be recent.)

I have owned both plastic and wood "Sponsored by ..." Evettes. I've never personally seen a hard rubber one but, given that the F prefix of your serial number is also new to me, that your clarinet has turned green, and that the "Sponsored by" models may have been made for around 30 years (perhaps, at times, not by Buffet), I think it is quite possible yours is hard rubber. There's a fairly easy way you can tell. Take one of the pieces that has turned green and rub it vigorously against your sleeve until you feel some heat. If the piece is rubber, you should be able to smell burnt sulfur.

Best regards,
jnk

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