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Buffet serial numbers

Author: clarimad
Date: 2012-06-06 17:10

When I look my clarinets serial number up on the Buffet website it not only gives the year of manufacture but also BC****.AGlm.

What do these mean and what does the letters refer to?

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Re: Buffet serial numbers

Author: Ken Shaw ★2017
Date: 2012-06-06 18:33

Buffet's mysterious model numbers are as follows:

BC = Buffet Crampon
11 = Bb
31 = R13
NI = nickel plated keys
Stock barrel for Bb is 66 mm.

Bb R13 nickel: BC1131-5-0
Bb R13 silver: BC1131-2-0
Bb R13 Greenline silver: BC1131G-2-0
Bb R13 Greenline nickel: BC1131G-5-0
A R13 silver: BC1231-2-0*
A R13 nickel: BC1231-5-0-462813
A R13 Greenline nickel: BC1231G-2-0
A R13 Greenline silver: BC1231G-5-0
Eb R13 silver: BC1531-2-0-462801
R13 Vintage Bb: BC1131V-2-0
R13 Vintage A: BC1231V-2-0
Bb R13 Prestige: BC1133L-2-0
A R13 Prestige: BC1233L-2-0*
Bb Tosca: BC-1150GL-2-0
A Tosca: BC1250L-2-0

Ken Shaw

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Re: Buffet serial numbers

Author: gsurosey
Date: 2012-06-07 15:33

I've-emailed Buffet multiple times inquiring about my Bb R13, but no response. When I put the serial number into their site, it spits back out "BCF1131.NI". I know what most of it means, but what does the F mean? I thought that if it was pitched at 442, the F would be in the serial number. Is there a chance my clarinet is pitched at 442 instead of 440?

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Rachel

Clarinet Stash:
Bb/A: Buffet R13
Eb: Bundy
Bass: Royal Global Max

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