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Selmer, Buffet, or Lablanc

Author: Bob Bernardo
Date: 2010-06-10 00:22

One day at Rico I was messing around with reeds with Dave Shrifin. At that time he was playing the Selmer 10 series. I'm now hearing really great things about Lablanc's. I've played several Buffets and own about 4 from different years. For some reason I like the 1975 version I have.

I tried Dave's 10 series and it played really well. I really loved the key work compared to the Buffet. I actually asked around if a repairman could order the Selmer keys and replace them on the Buffet. No one was willing to chance this.

I heard recently that Shrifin was playing a Lablanc and may have switched to Buffet.

My questions are pretty straight forward. Are people still playing the new Selmers, the Lablancs, or are the Buffets still top of the line? People that have played the Selmer 10 series, are they still happy with the new Selmers or have you switched to LaBlanc or Buffet? Do the Lablanc clarinets have good key work like the Selmers do?

I'm looking for a less resistant clarinet. Buffets still have a great round sound, but are a bit too resistant for me.

Sorry for the long post, but I need some feedback here. Thanks in advance.

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