Author: TomS
Date: 2017-04-23 17:51
The more expensive Buffets do use better wood than the standard R13.
As a contrast, Morrie Backun says they don't do this on their instruments ... same wood for all clarinets. All of their wood is prime.
The Prestige series (and perhaps the Festival) uses wood closer to the heart of the tree (heartwood) which is older and more dense. This may resonate better than the standard R13 grade of blackwood. The Prestige series also uses their most experienced technicians to assemble, adjust and test the clarinets, says Buffet, a number of years ago ...
I am saying that the greenline material, being highly compressed blackwood, filler and binder under many tons of pressure, is much more like (or even denser) than select heartwood. Therefore, it should ring and resonate well.
When the first greenline clarinets made their way to the USA, I was curious and talked to customer service at Buffet (in Florida, I guess ...) and a nice lady stated that most players seemed to think the composite played like well selected blackwood that had been played for about 2 years ... Since the wood is core drilled and treated in an oil bath, it must dry out and become denser with time, and perhaps typically a clarinet at 2 years is about optimum. (???)
I dunno 100% if this is all true, just throwing stuff out I've heard over the years ...
Don't let the Yamaha CSVR get past you without a try ...
Tom
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