Author: Jack Kissinger
Date: 2001-12-14 16:29
Hi Dave,
I lost track of this thread and almost completely missed your reply. The D-series for Evettes was the last one and appears to have started in 1963 according to the Buffet serial number list at the Boosey site. This is probably the point where the label on wooden Evettes changed from "...Sponsored by..." to "EVETTE." In a catalog I have seen from around 1968, wooden Evettes carried the "EVETTE" logo while plastic ones were still "...Sponsored by..."
I have never come across a B-series Evette, though I have seen Evette & Schaeffer models with that prefix. The two "...Sponsored by" Evettes that I have both have a serial number without any prefis. Perhaps, keywork would help narrow the dating down some. Does the throat G# key have an adjustment screw where it crosses over the A? Also, do the A and G# throat keys share a post or do they each have two separate posts?
There probably was a B series that I just haven't seen. There is another possibility, though I think it's a slim one. I have an 1981 R13 with a B prefix. I found out from Buffet, based on a search of their factory records, that they had inadvertently numbered two instruments with the same serial number. To distinguish them, they added a B prefix to mine.
If you prefer, please feel free to e-mail me directly.
Best regards,
jnk
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