#Buffet clarinet ebay serial numbers
Tragically some documents containing precise information concerning serial numbers were lost. It is safe to assume that anything from #61,000 was manufactured with this “poly-cylindrical” bore design in mind. If you find an “F” before the serial number of an R13, this tells us that the clarinet was built to an A442 – A444 and is designed for use by European ensembles. If these two keys have been fused on a single joint, then it is not a Buffet Crampon R13 clarinet. You can also search near the “A” and “Ab” keys by the top of your clarinet. If your number is higher than 50,000, more than likely it is an R13. Check the serial number, located with a tiny stamp on the back of your clarinet’s barrel or on the case. Manufactured by Buffet Crampon, in specially dedicated German workshops in Markneukirchen. Constructed by traditional methods, combining technology and experience. If the Buffet Crampon logo stamped on the clarinet has no additional stamps, markings, or plaques, it might be one of the highly esteemed R13 professional models. Free blowing and a high quality hand finish, with a strong heritage. These are upgraded models and mostly were produced prior to the ‘60s. Some Evette models might also have a “Master Model” stamped beneath the Buffet Crampon logo.
If your clarinet is wood-bodied with the same “EVETTE” stamped in the middle of the Buffet Crampon emblem, then you are holding a B12 model, if it is a plastic bodied clarinet than you have an E11.
If you find “EVETTE” stamped in the middle of the Buffet Crampon emblem, then you have one of Buffet Crampon‘s student or intermediate grade clarinets pre 1983.