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Re: Buffet Reed Socket Depths...

Author: Chris P
Date: 2014-01-05 08:13

Hi Mike, are you in Southsea as stated in your IP address?

The owner of the Buffet lives in Southsea - she was over on Friday just gone as she's having trouble with the altissimo speaking cleanly. The top fingerplate opens fully and the aperture had been waxed in with a tiny hole through the centre (around 0.6-7mm). I closed the top plate down so she can no longer use open C# and opened the aperture to 1.1mm and this worked a treat. Also her RH ring finger uncovers the split D#-E plate aperture when playing the low notes, so I plugged this up which means she loses the split D#-E trill which isn't the end of the world.

Her tuning was still on the sharp side, but her reed is a couple of months old so probably on its way out. I had her play my S5 (1995 model) and she had the same tuning issues on that consistent with her Buffet, so the 5mm insert in the reed socket seems to be the right length. When I played her Buffet I didn't have any trouble with the tuning using the same reed I use with my S5. Even better was Suzie Shrubb came over and I had her try the Buffet and she had no problem with the tuning using my reed (she brought her clarinet over so didn't have any of her own reeds with her).

The Buffet had been overhauled in Hungary prior to being bought - it is airtight, but the quality of the work has still got a lot to be desired.

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

Post Edited (2014-01-05 03:13)

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