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Author: L. Omar Henderson
Date: 1999-04-15 16:56
Hi!
After thirty five years I have gone back to playing the clarinet again - because I want to this time.
My father(a great player in his time) got me a clarinet from
a pawn shop and after the above mentioned three decade time lapse I had it restored but would like to know the manufacture date and relative quality of the instrument - the tone seems to be fine?
It is marked: Evette & Schaeffer - Paris France - Modele Buffet Crampon - below the logo it says Master Model - Serial number is K6751. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks!
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Author: Steve
Date: 1999-04-16 00:21
I have a Master Model as well. Mine's probably a bit younger (the serial number is K24711), but if the hippie that sold it to me (this was back in the late '70's) was correct, it's now about 45 years old. Is there anyone out there with more solid information? I've also been told (not sure if was from the hippie or from my repair guy) that it was a predecessor of the R-13, although from poking around this site I get the impression that the R-13 may have been around for quite a while and thus that information may be incorrect. As to the quality, I haven't had much chance to play other people's clarinets, but it beat the hell out of the old clarinet I'd played before then (a "Peddler," from Elkhart, Indiana, so that's not saying much!). My colleagues with their R-13's never sneered at me, so it must be respectable... Anyway, it's always been good enough for me!
Hope this helps.
Steve
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Author: Clarence Wilkinson
Date: 1999-04-16 04:37
I bought a used Evette, wood model, in 1972. It had a good sound and easy response, although not the solid character of the R-13s I have owned since then. The thing I would be concerned about with a very old clarinet is the pitch. The present standard of A=440 was adopted in 1936. Instruments made prior to that time might not be in tune with newer instruments.
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Author: Ken Shaw
Date: 1999-04-16 13:16
Omar -
There's been a good bit of discussion both on this board and on the Klarinet list about the E&S Master Model. Run a search on the words Evette and Master to retrieve the threads.
As I recall, the Evette Company and the Schaeffer Company combined early in this century and were later taken over by Buffet, which used the name for their intermediate models. However, the Master Model was said to be a Buffet R-13 that had very minor imperfections -- say, some irregularity in the wood grain or a dull spot on a key surface. They played exactly like R-13s but cost considerably less and were sought out as bargains.
So it looks like you have an excellent instrument, well worth fixing up.
Good luck.
Ken Shaw
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Author: Dennis Nelson
Date: 1999-05-07 18:48
We picked up an old clarinet at the flea market. It is marked "Evette sponsored by Buffet Paris, France." The serial number is 6567. The wood is not cracked. Would it be worth repadding for my 11 year old daughter to play? She currently plays a Yamaha YCL-64. Any info on when it was made?
Thanks
Dennis Nelson
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Author: Dee
Date: 1999-05-07 21:15
Dennis Nelson wrote:
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We picked up an old clarinet at the flea market. It is marked "Evette sponsored by Buffet Paris, France." The serial number is 6567. The wood is not cracked. Would it be worth repadding for my 11 year old daughter to play? She currently plays a Yamaha YCL-64. Any info on when it was made?
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This Evette was an intermediate clarinet. I believe the Yamaha YCL-64 is a pro grade instrument. So unless she doesn't happen to like the Yamaha, it would be a step down. It would make a decent backup horn maybe. Or you could fix it up to sell.
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Author: Mark Charette
Date: 1999-05-07 21:33
Dee wrote:
This Evette was an intermediate clarinet. I believe the Yamaha YCL-64 is a pro grade instrument
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Yamaha lists it as such.
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