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Re: Should I get an R13?

Author: RLarm
Date: 2017-06-16 11:25

I agree almost entirely with the people who have already posted, in particular those who were talking about the Yamaha YCLCSVR. That is a fantastic horn! I own a set of Toscas and the Yamaha blows them away. Oh yeah, I can send it to a customizer who will charge me close to a thousand each and all of that will end up costing me around $17,000. With the Yamaha, they play right out of the box and they cost me around $6,000 for a set. To be honest, the very best clarinet that I have ever played on was a R13 from the late 50's or early 60's. They were so, so, good. However, I have never played a Buffet since then that comes anywhere close. I don't know what Buffet did but they are still trying to live on the reputations from horns in that era. And even then Bob Marcellus had Hans Moennig work on every single note of his Buffet and Bud Wright constantly worked on his Buffets. THESE WERE NOT STOCK INSTRUMENTS! So should you get an R13? Yes, if it is that rare gem. I have an analogy that you will understand. You are playing Russian roulette. For the Yamaha you only have a bullet in one chamber. For the Buffet you have five bullets and only one empty chamber. Good luck and let us know what you end up getting. I would love to sit down and talk to your teacher.

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