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 Anyone heard of Buffet B13?
Author: Delber 
Date:   2016-02-27 06:04

As anyone heard of a Buffet B13. There is one advertised in Australia, purchased in 1986. Comes in a blue lined case. It has the Buffet Crampon Paris in an oval.

Any thoughts would be appreciated.

Thanks.

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 Re: Anyone heard of Buffet B13?
Author: Tony F 
Date:   2016-02-27 07:15

I was watching that one as well. I queried it here about a week back. The lady selling it assured me that it was wood, but it seems that it was wood-grained plastic, pretty well identical to the B12. I found a reference to it that stated that the B13 had additional keywork, but the one on sale was completely standard 6/17.

Tony F.

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 Re: Anyone heard of Buffet B13?
Author: Chris P 
Date:   2016-02-27 10:54

I was always under the impression the B13 was a B12 with a LH Ab/Eb lever, so maybe they stamped an otherwise standard B12 wrong. I've also seen a clear Perspex B12 (with copper plated keys) from the late '80s stamped as an E11 which is odd as E11s are a wooden version of the B12.

Yamaha offer the LH Ab/Eb lever on their entry level YCL-255E.
http://uk.yamaha.com/en/products/musical-instruments/winds/clarinets/bb-clarinets/ycl-255e/?mode=model#page=2&mode=paging

As do Amati on their entry level ACL-202:
http://www.amati.cz/en/woodwind-instruments/clarinets/b-ehm-system/item/168-acl-202

I know some may think differently, but I think the LH Ab/Eb lever should be standard equipment on all Boehm system clarinets - it's not going to cost the manufacturer all that much to fit them as standard during a production run as opposed to them or anyone else having to retrofit them which is far more costly.

Former oboe finisher
Howarth of London
1998 - 2010

The opinions I express are my own.

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