Author: gatto
Date: 2017-09-13 18:42
@John_Peacock
I do not think that the "F" is a marketing thing, since the difference of the spare parts Peter B mentioned is really convincing (though no scientifical proof, but makes it very likely).
But I agree that it could be possible that the was no difference in the early RC Prestige. My oldest Buffet catalogue (not the spare parts catalogue) is from 1997, and there is already the difference in the model numbers (BC1106/BC1107). It would be interesting to have access to older catalogues, in particular for spare parts.
By the way, the RC (non-Prestige) was redesigned around 2014. Until then there were three different model numbers: BC1111, BC1112 and BC1113 for pitches a=440, a=444 and a=442, respectively. (See also the mentioned spare parts catalogue.) But now there is only one model, BC1114, for all pitches (maybe only a=440 and a=442, do not know; I guess, nowadays a=444 is not really important).
Of course, it seems to be an advantage for both, the company and the player, if there are fewer models. For the company logistics is easier, for the player it means (at least in theory) more flexibility in different pitch situations. The RC Prestige seems to be the only current Buffet model where there is this difference.
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