Author: Anji
Date: 2001-01-26 17:04
I've owned severlal different versions of this, and am not an expert.
Apparently, the Evette line was incorporated as the step up horn for Buffet in the late 60's (the more erudite will pin down the actual date) and might be considereed the forerunner of the E-11 or E-13.
As I understand it, the E-13 is now made by Schreiber and Sohne, a noted German maker of Bassoons and other woodwinds.
The Evette Modele you are discussing was probably made in France.
I believe there were production units in several areas, stencilling the horns as they were sold, so afixing the actual maker could prove difficult. (I currently have a Thibouville that has keys remarkably similar to my first Evette.)
The Master Model is a different animal altogether, although inconsistently great, it is consistently a very good horn.
I found the Evette Modele to be a reliable, easy to blow horn that was more than a little stodgy below G (no undercutting, I suppose).
If you're refurbing this, it could be a good player but will not be terribly valuable.
If you're selling it, the eBay listing is close to what they sell for out of my local repairman's shop.
If you're shopping, you might want to keep looking around for something with a "Lighter" tonal color (unless it's less than $100 and the pads are fresh).
anji
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