BUFFET CLARINET E12 PROFESSIONAL
Manufactured in French workshops the quality is set to a pinnacle you would expect on a Buffet professional model. Built into the E12 are the customary Buffet finish specifications ensure that you have ease of play, reliable sounds, and accurate tuning. The new Buffet E12 continues to set a benchmark in quality clarinet outfits for young musicians. The company is the world market leader in the. For young students the protection and convenience afforded by a Back-pack case is now essential as travelling on public transport carrying a handheld case can be difficult and young people have more books than ever to carry, not to mention sports kit, etc. Buffet Crampon SAS is a French manufacturer of wind instruments based in Mantes-la-Ville, Yvelines department. The case has been ergonomically designed and includes extra side pockets for music and accessories. The whole package of the newly designed instrument is completed by the now popular Back-pack carrying case. Many older professional musicians will be delighted to see the return of the leather, which lasts longer and is more reliable.
BUFFET CLARINET E12 SKIN
Particularly welcome is the use of leather pads instead of skin as they are more durable saving long term replacement costs with better sealing qualities. As in professional models, the new B12F has screwed pillars and blue steel springs helping to give a firm and accurate feel to the action. Buffet has thought carefully before producing this latest model in the advanced student range. E12F Successor to the E-11 France Boehm system Made completely of grenadilla (Dalbergia melanoxylon) Silver-plated keywork 17 keys and 6 rings Lightweight. When giving her my clarinet for some diagnoses, I also realized my favorite technician was a remarkable musician and that her advice could be more than only technical.As a package, the Buffet E12 clarinet has no equals. Though, she quite frankly prefers it when we settle the deal with her !
The charm of La Cité Riverin, the character of the workshop, the way we are welcomed are indeed some of the many reasons to go there from time to time should it be for a chat …. Īs she settled nearby my place, I, of course, remained a faithful customer. Time went by and the young apprentice girl became an independent instrument fixer. To be honest, I had noticed no difference between the seemingly identical instruments but I never ever had to complain about that choice. She allowed my teacher to have access to all the E13.Īfter he had blown into them all, I followed with admiration my teacher’s advice and I bought one. It’s lighter weight than some of the hard cases, and students enjoy being able to carry their instrument as a backpack. They also last longer than the traditional skin pads. These are firmer and more waterproof, providing a better seal when closing a hole. The carefully selected and stabilized grenadilla wood produces a gorgeous tone that’s homogeneous throughout its range. Like the R13, its body is composed of stained African blackwood and has a bore inspired by the R13’s poly-cylindrical design. I decided to invest, no matter the cost, in excellence and chose a E13 by Buffet Crampon.īéatrice is the one who talked me into buying such a jewel. The Buffet E12 Bb clarinet comes with leather pads. The Buffet E12F Intermediate / Step-Up Clarinet is tough, reliable, and easy to play with accurate intonation. Buffet Crampon’s E11 model has been the preferred step-up choice from a student clarinet for many years and is an affordable option when upgrading from a plastic instrument. I was not yet an apprentice clarinetist which I was longing to become. She is the beauty at ‘Le Coin des Bois’ I met her when she was still an apprentice in instrument fixer.
With its origins in the BC20 the clarinet played by Jacques Lancelot the E13 has accompanied amateurs and advanced musicians to conservatories, music schools and wind orchestras the world over. The Buffet E11 France Bb clarinet is an intermediate clarinet made in France by Buffet Crampon and is the first clarinet in the Buffet range that features a. I have my instrument fixer.īéatrice has been my technician for ever. The name E13 is legendary for a clarinet that has never changed in 40 years. Some people have their therapist, their hairdresser and some even have their confessor.