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Author: Ed
Date: 2012-01-11 22:23
I know classical players who have them and love them.
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Author: Bob Bernardo
Date: 2012-01-12 06:36
I tried several "A" clarinets but they played out of tune. They cost around $3000 or so. I'm sure a great repairman could fix the intonation. The new "A" R-13's in my opinion really play well.
If you test the new vintage buffets, bring a tuner.
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Author: Buster Brown
Date: 2012-01-12 12:26
Bought one 4 years ago. Love it. No intonation problems. Munci set it up perfectly. In tune with the R13's around me.
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Author: Ed Palanker
Date: 2012-01-12 16:20
No matter what brand or model clarinet you buy you have to try several. My experience is that some are better in tune than others, some have better tones then others etc. within the same brand, makes no difference which. That's why I would always take my students someplace that had a large stock of clarinets to try when possible. It also depends on your mouthpiece and the way you voice. I've heard many players that naturally play the throat tones lower and some higher than I do. If someone picked a clarinet out for me it could be a problem. The same with the upper B and C. We all voice differently.
As far as the Vintage goes, I've had some students using them that were very good. When Buffet came out with it a number of years ago, a rep came by the BSO to have us try it. I loved it so much that I tried to purchase it from them a few months later but they had put it into the general inventory and could not identify that particular one so I tried out several others but never liked any of them as much as I did the one I had previously tried. I ended up trying several Bb Selmer Signature out of curiosity and found one that I loved, and now use it. Beautiful tone and intonation, at least the one I bought.
By the way, the clarinet will make a difference in you tone as will different barrels but the mouthpiece you use will make the most difference by far. ESP
eddiesclarinet.com
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Author: jvanullen
Date: 2012-01-12 23:29
I play on a set now and couldn't be happier. Sure, they have their intonation tendencies, but what instruments don't?
I searched hard for my Bb, but was lucky that my professor was selling her Vintage A and I had played on it the semester prior.
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Author: Carol Dutcher
Date: 2012-01-12 23:43
My first Buffet Vintage I bought around 1972. Then I bought the new model Buffet Vintage about 3 years ago. I absolutely love it. I use the B45 mouthpiece and try various reeds, nothing specific. The tone is magical to say the least. It was expensive but well worth it.
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Author: sfalexi
Date: 2012-01-13 00:16
I've heard good things about them from players I trust, and I've liked the very few I've tried personally.
Alexi
US Army Japan Band
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Author: Bob Bernardo
Date: 2012-01-13 01:11
http://www.buffet-crampon.com/en/instruments.php?mode=productsList&cid=10
Hopefully this is the correct Buffet clarinet list of instruments.
There is some confusion about the 1960's and early 70's vintage clarinets. Anyway, we all refer to these years as vintage, which is correct.
However, Buffet decided to release a new line of clarinets called the VINTAGE, based on the 1960's clarinets.
Buffet doesn't call these R-13's. Just Vintage.
Anyway, I played the new vintage clarinets and had trouble with the intonation. A lot of the 12ths were off to the point that I didn't feel comfortable buying at the $3000 mark.
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