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Date of old Buffet Eb

Author: Bennett ★2017
Date: 2007-12-20 19:14
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Any idea of when this Eb Buffet-Crampon was built. Upper joint has florid B C logo below wrap-around register key. Bottom of lower joint has theBuffet-Crampon 'seal' or logo. Both joints marked HP. Serial number X360 appears on lower joint only; no serial # on upper.

Standard lookup places no nothing of "X" serial numbers.

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Re: Date of old Buffet Eb

Author: Jack Kissinger
Date: 2007-12-20 19:29

X360 should be 1906 according to the serial number list here (on this site):

http://www.woodwind.org/clarinet/Equipment/HowOld/Buffet.html

That would be consistent with a clarinet of this design.

Best regards,
jnk

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Re: Date of old Buffet Eb

Author: Vytas
Date: 2007-12-20 21:12

"HP" = High Pitch.

This clarinet won't play @442HZ-440HZ modern pitch.

Vytas Krass
Clarinet Repair
Professional clarinet technician
Custom clarinet mouthpiece maker
Former professional clarinet player

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Re: Date of old Buffet Eb

Author: EuGeneSee
Date: 2007-12-20 21:24

. . . and your horn is probably about A=456HZ.

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Re: Date of old Buffet Eb

Author: susieray
Date: 2007-12-21 17:52

It would make a cute little lamp!

[happy]

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Re: Date of old Buffet Eb

Author: EuGeneSee
Date: 2007-12-21 18:20

"It would make a cute little lamp!"

You're a mean one, Mrs. Grinch!

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Re: Date of old Buffet Eb

Author: Neal Raskin
Date: 2007-12-21 21:51

Is that the Albert System?

On a side note...
One of the Eb clarinets my college owns is a Buffet R13. It is odd, because it has absolutely no serial number... and no place where one would have been sanded off... any ideas or explanations??

Neal R

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