Author: John Peacock
Date: 2010-06-10 08:11
I've discovered from previous helpful postings on this board that the Buffet R13 name originated not with Buffet itself, but in the catalogue of Carl Fischer, the US importer, who listed models ranging from R13 for the standard model up to R16 3/4 for the full-monty version with every extra key going. But this raises further questions. I wonder if anyone, perhaps owning an old Fischer catalogue, can shed more light on this:
* What were R1 to R12? Other clarinets? Made by whom?
* Why R? You sometimes see it credited to Robert Carree (as in the RC model), but my understanding is that the R13 name goes back to at least the 1940s. I think Carree joined Buffet as a trainee in 1921, but his major bore redesign didn't happen till 1950 or so, so why should the long-standing standard "master bore" instrument be named after him?
* When did Buffet themselves start using the R13 name? If I look up my 1982 R13 on the Buffet site, it's described as a BC1131, and I think Buffet's own models designations have been of this form for a long time. I'm guessing Paris only semi-offically adopted Fischer's designation when they introduced the RC (1970s sometime?).
Thanks for any insights on this.
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