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Author: Jaray
Date: 2025-02-13 11:38
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Hello everyone, I've used this site for many years but do not post very often. I'm looking for a bit of info on some instruments.
Lately I've been hunting around for a Buffet Eb Clarinet, condition doesn't really matter to me. I work as a repair tech and specialize in clarinets, so if it's cheaper because it "needs an overhaul" that isn't an issue. Anyways, I came across a posting on Reverb that is kind of interesting. Someone is selling 2 Pre R13 Eb Clarinets. I'm not particularly interested in purchasing them due to their age, but I noticed that there is no separate barrel for either of them. It is one joint that fits a mouthpiece at the top plus the bell. They both appear to have 1 rod for thr LH E/B and F#/C# keys. It's hard to tell from the photos if the C#/G# has a spring directly on the key instead of a needle spring on the post. I see under the logo the letters "Brev_______". The seller can not find the serial numbers anywhere on the bodies.
Based on this info, is there anyone on here more versed in the history of Buffet than I who could give a range of what year these might be from? Or is there not enough info presented.
Here is the link to the posting. I'll also attach a few photos as well.
https://reverb.com/item/86507753-2-clarinets-buffet-crampon-pre-r13-eb-mib-good-state
Thank you,
James
Post Edited (2025-02-13 17:32)
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Author: donald
Date: 2025-02-13 15:13
Well the "integrated barrel" is not that unusual in Buffet clarinets made in the 2nd half of the 19thC, but I've personally never seen an Eb clarinet with that- though I've always assumed they must exist. I'd like a C clarinet from this era. My wife is currently performing the Stravinsky 3 pieces on a pair of Buffet clarinets with "integral barrel". The only real downside is tuning from the mouthpiece.
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Author: Jaray
Date: 2025-02-14 18:25
I'm pretty handy on the lathe. Part of me would want to shorten the body at the top and make an appropriate length barrel. But I have no idea how the end product would come out and I'm not super willing to throw $1100 into a hole for an experiment. Plus I'm not crazy about modernizing century old instruments. Just feels weird to me
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Author: graham
Date: 2025-02-14 23:00
My Buffet C has no barrel and is 1880s. The Csharp/Gsharp tonehole is not countersunk. The last hole on the upper joint is central rather than offset (or fractionally offset to the other side, which is not very comfortable). Your photo suggests a central position for that hole.
Don’t know if this helps.
graham
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