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E13 vs R13- what are the differences (besides the tone)

Author: m1964
Date: 2024-01-30 01:06

Hi,

I am looking at a clarinet advertised on an auction site as a R13.
The logo on the lower joint looks new, but the logo on the upper joint looks very worn and has no trace of the paint.

Is there any other way to visually distinguish an R13 from an E13, besides the "e13" that is printed below the Buffet logo?

Thank you

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Re: E13 vs R13- what are the differences (besides the tone)

Author: Chris P
Date: 2024-01-30 07:24

An E13 won't have the cut-outs in the body under the RH F#/C# and E/B touchpieces and the recess for the crow's foot.

Also the B/F# 'sliver' key is made and mounted differently on both instruments - the E13 will have a straight cup arm soldered onto the end of the key rod as opposed to a curved one soldered to the side and along the entire length of the key barrel and is mounted on small (oboe) point screws instead of on a rod screw.

The crow's foot on the E13 is stamped and formed from sheet metal with two bends in it as opposed to the R13 one having a Pac-Man-shaped piece soldered to a curved wire which is then soldered to the underside of the RH F/C touch.

Former oboe finisher
Howarth of London
1998 - 2010
The opinions I express are my own.

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Re: E13 vs R13- what are the differences (besides the tone)

Author: m1964
Date: 2024-01-30 21:58

Chris,
Thanks a lot!

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