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Author: kekadu
Date: 2002-06-26 06:28
If you have been playing clarinet for 4 or more years and want a wooden buffet clarinet (Buffets are the best in the world in my opinion), you can get an E-11 for only $600 dollars or so! I know a clarinet player who payed $700 for a plastic buffet. Check out woodwindbrasswind.com. That's where my private clarinet instructor got hers, and that's where I'm getting mine! She recommended it. They have most of the same features as the R-13 for much cheaper!!! It has a great case, silver plated keys and real wood! An excellent clarinet for any intermediate or better player.
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Author: Mark Charette
Date: 2002-06-26 12:19
kekadu wrote:
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> They have most of the same
> features as the R-13 for much cheaper!!!
While they are fine for the money, they're not an R13.
And as for someone paying $700 for a low-end plastic clarinet - <i>caveat emptor</i>.
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Author: BeckyC
Date: 2002-06-26 13:28
I paid $85 for an E-11. It is in wonderful shape and it sounds great. Lets just say.......I was in the right place at the right time.
It's as close to an R-13 I'll ever get. 
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Author: Meredith
Date: 2002-06-26 22:56
In Australia you do pay $700.00 for a plastic clarinet, a great deal on the Buffet B12 new is about $645.00. Alas for our low dollar.
By the way, what on earth is the translation for caveat emptor?
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Author: David
Date: 2002-06-26 23:38
"Let the buyer beware" A bit like "Cave Canem" or "Cave Cavie"
Ave aquea vale,
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Author: Brenda Siewert
Date: 2002-06-27 15:14
If you've played for 4 years or more, you're ready to move on up to a pro-level instrument. The E-11, while an excellent instrument for beginning-intermediate players, is not a professional instrument. Look for a good deal on an R-13--either a slightly used one or save up for a new one. You can put your $600.00 to better use than the E-11 if you've been playing 4 years.
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Author: RA
Date: 2002-06-27 21:56
That sounds great. I am not sure what I currently play on but I know it is a student Leblanc and it's plastic. I'm hoping that I can in the next five years buy a wooden clarinet. I've been playing four and a half years. I play on sz 3 1/2s although my former instructor says it would be okay for me to play on 4's. Um...is it possible for me to find and or purchase a clarient for about $550-$630 on a wooden? Thanks in advance. Yours truly, born a clarinetist at heart,
RA Leach
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Author: Jack Kissinger
Date: 2002-06-28 04:01
IMHO, when it comes to clarinets, one size does not fit all. Not everyone who has played for four years is anywhere close to ready for a professional model. In fact, I suspect very few at that level are. Most clarinetists will never need one. Someone who intends to have a professional career eventually needs a professional instrument. Even then, unless they are already studying privately with a top notch teacher, they might be wise to wait until they are close to college to buy it and then to buy it new -- after they are sure that tuition, books and living expenses are covered. Otherwise, again IMHO, it is a luxury.
For the recreational player, a good intermediate or student model (which is what I consider the E11) will usually be just fine to carry them through college (as a non-music major) and then into community band.
Best regards,
jnk
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Author: Jack Kissinger
Date: 2002-06-29 05:59
Oh no, I've stumbled into the Latin pit again! Let's see if I remember. Was it Caesar who said, "All Gaul is divided into three parts -- Buffet, Leblanc and Selmer." If so, I guess he never heard of Malerne. Sigh.
Best regards,
jnk
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