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Need Help Identifying Buffet Clarinet - Prestige, Festival, or other?

Author: 1958SelmerMarkVI
Date: 2009-08-04 04:16

Hello, I am new to this forum. I was hoping someone here might be able to assist me with identifiying the correct model name/number for this clarinet. I have done some looking at past posts by others that have helped, but didn't totally clear it up for me. It seems these can be tricky to identify.

So here is the story. This is a wood, key of A Buffet clarinet. I believe it is either a Festival or a Prestige. The problem is that it is missing the little oval shaped metal logo insert that is right below the engraved logo. As far as I know, and please correct me if I am wrong, the above mentioned models were the only two that featured this type of inlaid logo.

What is really confusing me is that I have read conflicting things about whether or not the Festival has a left hand Eb/Ab lever. My instrument does not have this. Buffet's website seems to indicate that both these models have this feature. Now I am wondering though if perhaps it was added as standard at some point after production commenced so that some (of either or both) of these models have it while others don't. This has been the main sticking point for me in trying to make an identification.

As for other potentially pertinent information, the serial number is 298,xxx. I don't see anything else that would indicate a model name or number. It has the standard engraved logo ("Buffet Crampon A Paris" in oval, Cursive "BC" and "made in France"). Keywork is silver plated. Again, it does not have the left hand Eb/Ab. The thumb rest is fixed, not adjustable. It has two Buffet barrels. One is stamped Moennig, the other has Chadash and appears to have been possibly hand engraved rather than stamped. The prior owner said she had that barrel worked on by Chadash. The prior owner did indicate to me that this was a Prestige, but now I'm not so sure. Either way it was a good deal so I'm not terribly worried about it, but would like to know all the same.

Thanks

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