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RE: Bass Clarinet Pref.

Author: Aaron
Date: 2002-02-12 00:35

I am in the Kansas City area and many people here play Selmer 37's. However these are people who bought their horns 20, or 30 years agao. After talking t many of them, they have stated that the next bass they buy will be a Buffet LowC.
I personally have tried the Selmer and thought highly of it. HOWEVER I ended up buying a Buffet. Simply because i thought it was a better innstrument. It's sound was more clear and free. I felt it was simpllya better instrument. However It's going to be an eevr going debate between the Buffet and the Selmer.
If you want to spend the $6000 to buy a Selmer or the $5000 to buy a Buffet, and both instruments be basically the same, well I'd save 1000 bucks. The ultimate isn't all about money though.
I also played the older model of Buffet along with the newly designed buffet and really do reccomend the new instrument, The old design Buffet had many inherent peoblems due to it's design. The old model did not have the low c on the bell, where the new model does have the low c on the bell. After playing noth models I prefre the Low C ON the bell. The sound is so much clearer and focoused than the low C# and C of the old model Buffet. I do prefor the new models of the Buffet.

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