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Re: Buffet E11 Made In Germany

Author: Jack Kissinger
Date: 2015-04-21 20:48

On my E11, which probably comes from the first few years of production, "Made in W. Germany" is stamped in very small letters on the back of the lower joint at the top of the socket, just under the ring. There is no serial number on the lower joint, only the upper joint. Also, mine has no pins on the lower joint left-hand levers. The linkage is simply accomplished by an overlap.

Serial numbers changed from Dxxxxx to yyyyyy when production of the Evettes shifted from France to Germany. It appears that the serial numbers were simply continued when the instrument was redesignated the E11. Its certainly possible, when Boosey & Hawkes was running the show, that they had some production branded as Edgwares. I would think it would have been a very brief period or relatively small run and we probably wouldn't have noticed it on this side of the pond.

jnk

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