

Take good care.Throughout its long lifetime Buffet Crampon has developed the most complete range of clarinets, while always taking musicians, conductors and composers requirements into consideration. Wishing for you only the best, most positive outcomes, I am Richard. In every instance, be sure you can have the opportunity to INSPECT and PLAY-TEST before you buy. Seek out music store chains, in person and online, or buy fine-quality used instruments from places such as this or from private individuals. I don't want you to be the victim of a scam.

You would not want to ultimately buy a clarinet that was in such poor condition that you would end up spending more to repair it than you paid for it in the first place.Īny model R13 Buffet Crampon dating from 1955, and in excellent condition, carries with it a certain distinction, as that was the year the R13 model first appeared.Įlsewhere, I would urge to take to heart the cautionary statements of those warning not to buy anything on the basis of a Messenger ad. There is also too much potential for dishonesty on the part of the seller, who may indulge in a lot of misrepresentation ( the infamous "bait-and -switch") in order to sell it to an unsuspecting buyer. There are too many variables and too many problems that may exist with it which compromise its playability.

However, in nearly all situations, I advise people NEVER TO BUY without first being able to see and play the instrument. What the seller probably means is that all the parts are original ( that is, they all are the sections of the clarinet that came with it at time of purchase ). Vintage instruments can be understood as those manufactured before 1980, which category this seems to fit, if the date is trustworthy.Īntique woodwinds are those manufactured 100 years ago and earlier. In the world of musical instruments, it is nuch more common to use categories such as ''vintage" and "antique" While the whole question of THE original R13 ( or any instrument ) iimpresses me as being rather academic and pointless, there are serial numbers, which, by their sequential nature, indicate how relatively early or late a clarinet of a particular make and model was produced.

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