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Remove the Left Hand Eb/Ab Lever

Author: LaurieBell
Date: 2021-12-04 16:00

I see a lot of threads about adding a Left Hand Eb/Ab Lever, but has anyone "removed" one from a Buffet Festival Clarinet?

I've been playing the same Buffet R13 clarinet since 1973 and love, love, love it; but it has a few old-age problems. I mentioned that to a friend in our community wind ensemble and he asked if I might be interested in purchasing his Buffet Festival. I jumped at the chance and am in the process of trialing it for a few weeks.

My first impression is it's like driving a new car. . . Everything is nicely tight and in perfect working order, and the sound is just incredible. But (and it's a big BUT), I can't seem to work around the "Left Hand Eb/Ab Lever" that extra key that is added. When I do try to work around it, the my pinky finger keeps missing the other keys, and when I look to try to figure out why, it seems that the keys are a bit higher than my R13, or possibly more slick due to their new finish. But I really can't tell if it's just the extra key that is in my way.

I'm wondering if anyone else has had this problem. And if an acceptable solution is to have the key removed? Or, should I pass on this model and consider another R13 (or is their a new and improved model I should try).

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