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Re: Can't return my counterfeit

Author: jdbassplayer
Date: 2019-03-23 02:37

So I read through your post again and there are some things in there that lead me to question wether this might actually be a genuine Buffet (Wether it is an R13 is another question).

>The stamp wore off in a couple weeks, but I thought that was normal considering how I gripped it.

Ironically the logos on fake Chinese Buffets are actually engraved deeply into the "wood". I actually had a fake Buffet for a little while and it took me an hour of sanding just to remove the tacky fake logos. There was quite a sizable chunk of plastic missing when I was done. The logos on new Buffet instruments do tend to wear away quite fast so this in normal unfortunately...

>It overall seemed close enough to the R13 test model I played

If it were truly a counterfeit the intonation problems would be obvious, to the point where the instrument would be unplayable in any real world setting.

>they called Buffet and they have no record of the serial number printed on the clarinet

To be fair, many instrument manufacturers are terrible about keeping easily accessible records. This may have just been a case of a phone operator at Buffet not digging deep enough.

>Firstly, the stamps on the bell and joints didn't look like those on any other R13.

There have been cases where the stamp operator messed up logos on instruments that still ended up being sold. I have seen several "double stamp" logos from Buffet that look quite strange.

Not saying it isn't fake, but it would definitely be worth confirming it is 100% fake before you take any legal action. It may have just been an instrument that was made on a Friday afternoon...

-Jdbassplayer

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