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RE: FYI Buffet K**** serial number

Author: Vytas
Date: 2002-10-01 15:47

>>>>First of all the Evettes were made in Germany<<<<<
Not true! Older Evettes were made in France.

>>>>Evette Schaeffers and Evette Schaeffer Master Models were separate factory runs...<<<<<
No! They were not separate runs. Each Buffet clarinet in the main factory started as professional level instrument. And only later in the process some of them became E&S or were sent to the other factory and became Evette. Usually those instruments were fitted with cheaper keys and received little or no undercutting. Why so many of them were rejected as a pro instrument? There are a lot of reasons. Fist is a wood. You will never guess quality/density of the wood, you have to cut the barrels firs to find out. Second mistakes/flows in the manufacturing process. Hey humans make mistakes and equipment wears of or go out of adjustment. There are many other reasons WHY.

>>>>>and they were NOT rejected R-13's<<<<<

Name: Mark Charette ()
Date: 12-23-99 10:32

From Francois:
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Dear Mark,
The master model was made by the same persons who made the R13 and yes they are R13 with little cosmetic flaws but nothing is wrong acoustically. Musically Yours. Merry Christmas. Francois Kloc Manager of Woodwinds North America Boosey & Hawkes Musical Instruments Inc.
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Unless you are stubborn or close minded there is no other reason to believe otherwise. The question is AT WHAT POINT in the manufacturing process it occurred.

sfalexi,
Buffet started making K series around 1930 and continued until they became E-13. IMO K-series instruments represented particular and popular in France bore design/model. K-series instruments do seem to have been made at the same time with prefixes other than K

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