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Author: nron
Date: 2015-11-25 05:26
hello all!
interested to know! I was playing my clarinet in band and one of the other players said she could see that it was the r13 from when she was in the later parts high school. This makes sense because its a 1990s model which lines up with her schooling.
So she wouldn't have been able to see the case because it was in another room so I'm left wondering how she could tell without touching it and just having a quick glance.
I did some reading and learned that the current r13 was released in 1995 is along with the greenline and vintage. Does anybody know the what has changed along the basic r13 line other than perhaps bore measurements.
thanks for your help
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Author: David Kinder
Date: 2015-11-25 05:50
Look at your 'A' key at the throat. If it's a plastic screw to adjust the opening of the tone-hole, that's probably how she guessed.
I had an '83 R-13 and it had a metal screw, not a plastic one. And yes, I graduated high school in '96.
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Author: kdk
Date: 2015-11-25 06:20
David Kinder wrote:
> Look at your 'A' key at the throat. If it's a plastic screw to
> adjust the opening of the tone-hole, that's probably how she
> guessed.
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> I had an '83 R-13 and it had a metal screw, not a plastic one.
> And yes, I graduated high school in '96.
Did it really take Buffet that long to switch to plastic screws? My 1972 Selmer 10G Bb and my '80 10G A both have plastic screws in the A keys.
Karl
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Author: David Kinder
Date: 2015-11-25 06:33
I couldn't tell you. I didn't pay much attention until my senior year. That was the year I found my R13 at a pawn shop for $399 and started working at a local music store. Before that, I just thought there was wood and plastic clarinets.
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Author: Ken Shaw ★2017
Date: 2015-11-25 06:58
nron -
She may have looked at the serial number during the break. She may also have seen the nylon tips at the bottom of the low E and F# keys.
Ken Shaw
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Author: RLarm
Date: 2015-11-26 23:13
The best clarinet I ever played was an R13 that Jimmy Yan told me was from the late 50's or early 60's. What a sound! It was effortless and it fit the Buffet credo "the sweetest clarinet ever made." I never have played a Buffet before and after that had such great pitch. The low E and F played perfectly in tune!!! At a later time Jimmy told me that Buffet made changes to the R13 design in the late 60's or early 70's (might have been later) so the R13s that Bonade, McLane, and other legendary clarinetists played were quite different than the R13s of today. Why Buffet did this is very puzzling.
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Author: Clarineteer
Date: 2015-11-26 23:22
I am currently playing a 1950 Pre R13 which has all of the characteristics that are superior and desired in a pro clarinet.
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Author: WhitePlainsDave
Date: 2015-11-27 04:03
"Does anybody know the what has changed along the basic r13 line other than perhaps bore measurements."
Not that the "other player" would have noticed this, but the wood quality has gone down. No joke: If buying a new Buffet today, one must purchase a Prestige to get the quality of wood that was in a golden era R13.
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