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Need help determining age & quality of E&S Buffet

Author: JWN
Date: 2015-08-05 23:12

I have a clarinet labeled Evette & Schaeffer, Paris France, Modele Buffet Crampon, serial number B-3503.

So far I've been able to find out is that some say E&S clarinets (prior to the production of "Master" E&S clarinets) are equivalent to the Buffet E13. But I found one who is identified as an expert, Ken Shaw, who states that if the Ab key and the side of the A key have their own two posts (which this clarinet has), it's an "irregular" R13.

I've found that some people think the E&S clarinets are student instruments because Buffet made an Evette student model (no Schaeffer on the end), but, according to the experts I've found, the Evette and Schaeffer is a different, and better, instrument.

Regarding the age, I have found no information to establish an accurate date of production. Opinions range from sometime in the 1940s to sometime in the 1950s. But the original case is the old kind and has a pair of round leather handles attached to both the top and bottom of the case.

Can anyone here help me determine the age and the value or quality of this clarinet? (It plays well with good rich tone, though you have to adjust your embouchure to keep it in tune when moving from the lower to upper register.)

Thanks.

Jeff (JWN)

nunn503@mtangel.net

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