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Counterfeit Buffet B12 Clarinet?

Author: moolatte
Date: 2020-07-03 02:06
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Hi, all.

I was in need of a clarinet for outside playing (because we can't play indoors anymore), and now that I have an actual job, I have money. I have an R13 clarinet, and I wanted to stay within the Buffet family, and so I decided to purchase a B12 student clarinet.

There are a few things amiss with it, and I'm thinking perhaps I've purchased a counterfeit B12.

- The case it comes with is more often seen with some of the Prodige models
- Nowhere on the clarinet does it say "Made in Germany" like I'd expect.
- The serial number starts with a C
- The box it came in looked pretty authentic from what I've seen in some YouTube videos.

I tried researching on here prior to making this purchase if it were one of the fake Buffets, but I'm thinking I still managed to get one. The logos all looked to be in the right place and not super warped like in some pictures I saw. The thumbrest looks like the one on my R13, and nothing seemed out of the ordinary about the keywork. See attached images.

I tried basing my decision on the photos shown here: https://www.kesslerandsons.com/product/buffet-b12-student-clarinet/
Nothing looked too out-of-the-ordinary from what I expected.

Post Edited (2020-07-03 03:48)

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