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Re: Comparison of 1960s Buffet R13 to D and K Series Evettes

Author: jdbassplayer
Date: 2020-05-20 02:34

Interestingly enough, I was going through the clarinetpages.net reviews and it does seem that the Evette Master Model and E&S Master Model both have a very slightly poly-cylindrical bore. However the contraction is only 0.1mm vs 0.2 mm - 0.4 mm for an R13 depending on the year:

http://www.clarinetpages.net/vintage-odd-brands/buffet/evette-schaeffer/evette-schaeffer-master-model

http://www.clarinetpages.net/wooden-clarinets/buffet/buffet-r13/buffet-186756

What's interesting is that this is roughtly the same bore as a pre-R13:

http://www.clarinetpages.net/vintage-odd-brands/buffet/buffet-circa-1910-carl-fischer-ny

Now the pre R13 was listed as an "R13" in the Carl Fischer catalog before 1955, so it looks like the advertisement is "technically" correct, but insanely misleading to someone buying a clarinet in that era. It would be akin to saying "The new iPhone has more processing power than a Macbook Pro", without mentioning that you're talking about a Macbook pro from 10 years ago.

So from this we can probably generalize three things:

1) Non Master Model Evettes and E&Ss have a straight bore

2) Master Models have a semi-poly-cylindrical bore, similar to pre-R13s but NOT the same as a true post 1955 R13

3) Post 1955 R13s (True R13s) have a truly poly-cylindrical bore, much more pronounced than any of the other instruments made by Buffet at the time.

This does seem to support the anecdotal evidence that some Evettes are better than others, but R13s still seem to be superior.

-JDbassplayer

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