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Re: My 1970s Buffet S1! It works!

Author: oldreedguy
Date: 2019-12-04 11:00

I brought my S1 and 1919-vintage Buffet "A" to an experienced player/repair tech, Patti Lynn, in Santa Maria, California after a sax guy, Ron McCarley (ccFlutes, Morro Bay CA) did a $400 overhaul on the S1 and a basic repair on the "A." Patti and her husband "tweaked" Ron's work and was able to get the A playable, despite its bent keys and other issues. The S1 is very nice, although the more experienced Patti would haven installed better pads and made other changes. Bottom line, I got a great Bb S1 for $1000 and a playable "A" for $500. The key work on the 100 year-old A is weird and will take some getting used to, but for what I paid I have a playable horn to noodle on.

Based on Patti and "Djudy's" advice I decided to hold off on the Fobes 10K, even though it's probably a great mpc at a decent price. Patti encouraged to play the horns "hard" and work with what I have, a Profile 88 B45 VanDoren and some sort of Portnoy mpc that came with the "A." I look forward to working on getting my chops back and maybe improving the use of my left hand.

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