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Re: Rejected polycylindrical bore R13 clarinets

Author: Jack Kissinger
Date: 2022-03-17 09:05

I have an Evette & Schaeffer serial number list that says K4165 was made in 1952. From the evidence I have seen, all E&S clarinets at this time were designated "Master Models." According to Buffet promotional literature around this time, E&S clarinets were intermediate models made in the same factory as the R13, by the same technicians who made R13s.

K-prefix Evette & Schaeffers were made in France. Strarting sometime around 1961, Buffet began to limit the designation "Master Model" to regular production E&S clarinets that performed particularly well on their final test play. They are the predecessor to the (discontinued) E45.

Best regards,
jnk

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