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New Buffet R13 Prestige, couple of problems

Author: thomascl
Date: 2015-06-14 03:38

After a 4 year hiatus, I purchased a heavily used and beaten Buffet B12 and slowly picked it back up. It got to a point where I was sure I wanted to continue playing so I decided to make the investment into a nice R13 Prestige.

The jump from the B12 to the R13 Prestige is disappointing to say the least. I am worried there may be a crack or defect. The lower registers are beautiful in tone but anything above G (octave key + 3 fingers) is a problematic.

There is a 90% squeak rate for A (octave + 2). I've triple checked my finger seating to make sure it is not my lack of pressure to seal air. It isn't my embouchure as I can play all other notes around it without such a high rate of failure.

Now I'm led to believe it is either the Gore-Tex padding or there is something seriously wrong.

Another problem is that certain notes like C are projecting much more loudly than other notes. So much it might sound out of tune.

Another thought is that maybe this clarinet isn't really broken in yet. I bought a new E11 years ago and cannot seem to remember how the break-in went and if there were the same difficulties.

Thank you for the insight.

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