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Re: Buffet/Jakob Winter Double Cases; Did They Ever Get It Right?

Author: clarnibass
Date: 2023-04-12 18:58

>> The double case was supplied with the set of Buffet RC Prestige clarinets when they were bought brand new in the mid '80s <<

Oh... Can it close? I assume it can and they didn't sell it partially open... and it just squeezes too much to close?

The lower section on the A clarinet from the B&H set I have here now is only 267mm. If I wiggle it in the case it's maximum 5mm of movement, more like 4mm, so it's at most 271mm of space there. I guess you could squeeze a clarinet section a couple of millimeters longer... maybe.

Obviously they can make cases that fit since some Buffet cases made by Winter fit fine.
I'm wondering if that was just a mistake that they sent them the B&H cases, or if Buffet belonged to B&H back then, maybe it was B&H who used the wrong cases for Buffet clarinets too... something silly like that.

Does Winter still make cases for Buffet? The bass clarinet case Buffet basses always had is no longer on Winter's website, and I don't think I've seen a new one with that case for years. I see a lot of new Buffets with Bam cases. I'm pretty sure I remember recent ones still with that rectangle brown case (I thought Winter made those but not sure and they never had exactly that case).

Post Edited (2023-04-13 08:14)

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