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Buffet Prestige Middle Tenon Woes...

Author: Chris P
Date: 2015-08-28 16:07

The most important tenon and socket joint on any Boehm system clarinet is the middle one. It has to be a good fit so it doesn't rock or wobble during playing as the long Bb depends on this. Not to mention any rocking felt by the player during playing isn't going to do anything for their confidence.

So you'd have thought on an expensive instrument such as a Buffet Prestige, this wouldn't be an issue. But it is and I've worked on my fair share of Prestiges (be it R13, RC, DG and others fitted with metal tenon rings) where the middle joint is a poor fit and the players all have reliability problems due to it rocking and their long Bb going out of adjustment.

If they can just make the tenon rings a better fit in the socket, then that will be the problem solved - especially on an instrument that's meant to be 'Prestige'. Go back to the drawing board and alter the dimensions of your tenons so they fit the sockets well.

Former oboe finisher
Howarth of London
1998 - 2010
The opinions I express are my own.

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