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 Re: defective Buffet double clarinet case
Author: Chris P 
Date:   2016-07-10 01:36

I've even sleeved a middle tenon entirely with plastic as was done on Selmer Prologues (not to be confused with Preludes or Privileges), so it can be made to fit the tenon very snugly but won't bind as can happen with wood against wood. Selmer Privilege have a metal sleeved tenon and metal lined socket as you'd see on Howarth XL and other top model oboes, so a metal-on-metal fit (like a tuning slide) to ensure stability and the tenon cork serves as a gasket.

I've never been impressed with the quality of finish on Buffet clarinets and especially can't stand those point screws they've been using with the plastic collar just by the screw head to lock them in place. The problem with that design is there's only a couple or so turns of thread in the pillars to accommodate the extra depth needed for the plastic collar, so the threads can easily be stripped if over torqued.

I see a lot of bad ideas being used by the long standing and once pioneering companies - it seems as since they were there at the beginning, set a standard and made a name for themselves, they can rest on their laurels and get away doing what they want knowing people are suckers for the most popular brand names as that's what 'everyone else plays'.

Personally I use Yamaha double cases for my clarinets as the cases Buffet and Selmer offer leave a lot to be desired.

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