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 Re: Buffet's Build Quality...
Author: Fuzzy 
Date:   2018-03-14 21:57

kdk wrote:

Quote:

"I think it's often lost in these discussions that the strongest complaints are usually about the playability or the mechanical status of Buffets *as they come off the shelf* and the fact that they need further setup by a 3rd party repair tech to be fully playable. It isn't often that people complain about their Buffets after the instruments have been set up and broken in."


Great point and well-said. I think it summarizes the issue wonderfully.

Most of the issues I've been around, is that students (myself included, back in the day) aren't informed of this "save an extra $X to have it rebuilt immediately upon purchase." Conversely, I've witnessed families virtually putting a second mortgage on their homes in order to buy the Holy Grail of clarinets (historically, an R13), only to fight with problems for years thereafter, and not being in a place to afford a proper adjustment/overhaul. I do feel this is a problem with the folks recommending Buffet en masse as much as it is Buffet's quality control. Sorta like buying a bag at the store labeled "Apples" and getting home to find the bag contains only Oranges. Oranges might be fine, but not when you were expecting Apples. Or worse yet, you find Oranges with a note saying if you want Apples, you'll need to remit 30% further payment
.

I wonder if top repair personnel would prefer (as I think was jokingly offered by someone above) to receive a Buffet sans pads, corks, springs, etc. Surely, it might expedite the overhaul?

Fuzzy



Post Edited (2018-03-14 22:00)

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