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Author: bbillings
Date: 2013-01-31 21:25
I just purchased a brand new 1969 Buffet from eBay (new old stock). It is everything it was advertised to be.
[ edited - GBK ]
Best wishes!
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Author: Clarineteer
Date: 2013-01-31 21:31
Would an instrument that has been siting around all those years have developed any problems as a result?
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Author: bbillings
Date: 2013-01-31 21:35
I wouldn't think so. Mine looks every bit as nice as new. I expect that there may be some bore oiling and possibly humidifying. Maybe pad replacement and definitely adjustment. Honestly, I expected to have the instrument adjusted and hand made pads put on it when I bought it and I would do that to a new instrument though not right away.
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Author: bbillings
Date: 2013-01-31 21:36
Actually might look nicer with the 50 year old seasoned wood! Only thing is I believe all of them were made with nickel keys in that time period. Hopefully someone will correct me if I'm wrong.
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Author: Jack Kissinger
Date: 2013-02-01 03:43
Almost certainly nickel plated, Jason. I have Buffet R13s from 1965 (Bb), 1967 (Eb), 1968 (A) and 1969 (Bb). All are plated.
Best regards,
jnk
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Author: Buster
Date: 2013-02-01 04:09
Jack,
My "Golden Age" Buffets were nickel-plated at some point in their lives, but as The Lord saw fit to endow me with horrible genetics, my acidic hands have made the original plating all but a distant memory.
Fortunately not too big of a loss as those horns have lost all hold in the sound for my requirements; and the keys on the best specimen go out of adjustment if you blink strangely at them. I guess Buffet was short on Zinc that day...
-Jason
On edit, the best Bb specimen is from 1971 as is the title horn of this thread; though far from new old stock these days. I'd gladly sell it for the right price.
(don't edit me Glen or Mark. or contact me anybody else. It's an empty offer. As it is the first "real" clarinet I purchased, its value is not quantifiable in terms of money. And is older than I am so no one pictures me too aged now!....)
Best to all with all sincerity
Post Edited (2013-02-01 04:24)
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Author: Wes
Date: 2013-02-01 20:22
In the early 90s, I bought a NOS 1971 R13 Buffet from storage in a music store. It played best with a 64mm barrel, although the original barrel is 66mm. After about 10 years of playing, it played great with a 65mm barrel.
One could speculate that the body changed during it's storage and also during it's 10 year playing life. A Chadash 65mm barrel makes it slightly brighter and better in tune in the upper register left hand, a fine instrument. Good luck with the 1969 instrument!
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Author: Ken Shaw ★2017
Date: 2013-02-01 23:28
I thought the keys were unplated German silver at that time.
Ken Shaw
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Author: pewd
Date: 2013-02-02 01:08
I have a 1972 model R13. Tuning is dead on with a 64mm barrel, Nickel plated keys.
- Paul Dods
Dallas, Texas
Post Edited (2013-02-02 01:08)
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Author: Jack Kissinger
Date: 2013-02-02 04:21
"I thought the keys were unplated German silver at that time."
Nope. See my earlier post. (BTW, I purchased the 1965 clarinet new so I know the plating wasn't "aftermarket.")
Best regards,
jnk
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Author: Bill
Date: 2013-02-04 19:42
Def plated. I have 1967 Bb and A. The best!!! How fortunate you are that yours are "new old stock." You scored. Big.
Bill Fogle
Ellsworth, Maine
(formerly Washington, DC)
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