Evette Buffet Crampon Clarinet Serial Numbers

I have a used Evette Buffet Crampon I am selling for $300 on Kijiji. Its pretty solid and yes it is a student instrument, its good for a starter horn because it is so cheaply priced, not cheaply made. If you dont have the option of renting or you feel it would be cheaper to buy a horn this is a good name to consider.

I am in possession of an Evette by Buffet Bass Clarinet w/ a low Eb. The serial # is 5400. It is in good condition, plays well and is in a rather large case w/ blue lining. Included is a Brillhart 3* w/ a BG Ligature, a Babbitt MO Mouthpiece, a metal peg, & small folding floor stand. Their serial numbers have no correlation to Buffets. If it is made in France then it may be on the list below. Buffet Crampon Clarinets NOTE: The K series Evette-Schaeffer clarinets are well known. But BUFFET has another K series serial number and that is with the Buffet Limite (with silver plated keywork) clarinets.

I would only sell this horn locally and not outside of Canada or Ontario, so that should add some credibility to what I am saying. I am not trying to sell you this horn. I am saying because of this horn I am still very interested in persuing Sax and not put off in any way from further learning. I have had a tremendous time learning on this instrument. This is what makes a good instrument a good instrument and value. I got lucky when I bought this I didnt know anything about anything as far as sax.

It was just there when I went in to buy it. I feel I should move to another sax, not knowing if I will regret the change or not in the long run but moving along. I'm not sure why a 4 year old thread was suddenly resurrected, however it must be said that the Evette line had MANY different makes and models throughout the years of production. Some were decent, others of indifferent quality.

This is most decidedly NOT an apples to apples comparison situation. To make a blanket statement that they are all worthy, not even properly taking into account the condition of the specific example being asked about here as well, is reckless at best. You may well have a good player, or a piece of junk. More information was DEFINITELY required for a proper assessment.

Hello, I recently purchased a Buffet R13 and I was trying to research the serial numbe, which is 36794. When I enter it into the the serial number finder on Buffet's website it says it was made in 1985. The clarinet professor at the school I attend says its much earlier than 1985, and when I did further research, I found a few sites that said from 1945-1957 all the serial numbers of the horns made in this period were lost. From the serial numbers from the years before and after this period it seems that my clarinet falls into this period of lost serial numbers. Volleywrite. That being sad can anyone help me confirm or negate my findings? Was my clarinet made in 1985 or earlier? Thank you so much for all of your help (thats to everybody).

It seems like I have a pre R-13, which I think is cool. Or at least I hope it is. When I bought it I thought it was a regular R-13 and the guy who sold it to me honestly thought so too.

I don't know much about these pre R-13's. Is it worth keeping. For me it plays nice and sounds nice so I guess I will keep it. Are these considered to be worse or about the same as an R-13? I ask all these questions because I am really a sax player learning to double and brand new to the clarinet world.

First thing is that the pre R13 instruments are not worth as much as an actual R13, so you may want a conversation with where you bought it, depending on how much you paid for it. If it was sold to you as an R13 at an R13 price, then it has been misrepresented (albeit in innocence) As for the quality - others know better than me. There are significant bore differences. There are keywork differences. When it comes down to value for money, then a pre R13, at the right price, can give you excellent value. Of course, so can an actual R13 give excellent value for money, but more money! Pre-R13s on eBay were regularly gonig for the mid $400s R13s will go for at least about $900 on ebay assuming no repais to each In a online store or retail store you can basically at least double the price for the selling price after a full overhaul and warranty.

The pre R13s are very nice instruments. They blow a litle easier in a way than the R13s and generally (when setup up properly) have very good tone. These were the top of the line Buffet rpo instruments back then. Now, loosely speaking, in the university setting with professors and all, they generally sell them for more than the gonig ebay rate.