This is an vintage professional Buffet clarinet. The prior owner has left this mortal coil and it is now up for sale.
If I read the charts correctly, serial number F72750 puts the year of manufacture at 1962. While the “F” in the serial number may mean it was made for the European market, it plays well in tune (A=440)
Boosey & Hawkes/Rudall Carte woodwind serial numbers 73 Buffet Crampon soprano clarinets, Harmony clarinets, saxophones and oboes. BRASS Besson brass instruments (excluding trombones) serial numbers below 124350 Besson trombones serial numbers below 124350 Distin/Boosey & Co./Boosey & Hawkes brass serial numbers below 560000.
While this clarinet has play wear in the form of wear to the key plating and various nicks in the Grenadilla wood body, it is in very good playing condition. It has been gone over and pads and corks have been replaced as needed. The wood is good, no cracks or splits.
Upper and lower joint are both marked with the serial number. I measure the barrel length at just over 65mm. Assumedly, both the barrel and bell are original to the horn.
The case is solid, but not otherwise noteworthy.
Buffet Clarinet Serial Number Check
- If you come across an 'F' preceding the serial number of an R13, this indicates that the instrument has been built to an A442 - A444 and is intended for use by European ensembles. The Evette& Schaeffer clarinet is semi-professional model in the Buffet's hierarchy line positioned between the professional R-13 and the intermediate E-11.
- Buffet Clarinet Serial Numbers serial numbers A number showing the position of an item in a series, esp. One printed on paper currency or on a manufactured article for the purposes of identification.
- I pretty much read through anything I can find with posts looking for model identification. There were a few started in 2010 that had new posts dated 2017. But most threads base their model info on the serial number look up site to get the BCxxxx model number. But none of those lookup sites seem to exist anymore.
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Don’t try buying this online directly from the website. Please drop me an e-mail.
Check out this clarinet’s big brother, an clarinet in the key of “A”.
Buffet Oboe Serial Number Lookup
And I have another Bb R13 for sale HERE.
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