Comments: As with all woodwind instruments, a tune up to suit you playing preference may be desired upon receipt, as different players set these up different ways.Regardless it really is a fantastic instrument made with high attention to detail! Don't miss out on this fantastic clarinet today! Everything pictured is ready to be professionally packed and shipped. The mouthpiece also has a signature etched in (See pic). Note: An F preceeding the serial number indicates a clarinet made at the European. The mouthpiece shows some light wear around the beak but the rails look great. This list does not include the Evette model clarinets made by Buffet. Manufactured by Buffet Crampon, in specially dedicated German workshops in Markneukirchen. Constructed by traditional methods, combining technology and experience. It was recently just serviced in the Saxquest shop and ships out. E11 Buy Find a dealer Free blowing and a high quality hand finish, with a strong heritage. The metal trim on some of the pieces are loose and can come off if you wanted. This is a Buffet-Crampon E11 series wood Bb clarinet made in Germany, serial number 1199015. The cork is in great shape with no issues. Some of the springs will need to be replaced because some of the keys tend to stick when pressed. Condition: This beautiful Buffet Crampon E11 clarinet is in great shape! Some light scuffs and scratches here and there but overall nothing major.But I would be interested in knowing whether your clarinet is clearly marked 'E11.' Best regards, jnk.

From what I can find in the archives for this bulletin board, Buffet brought production of the E11 to France in 2009.

Key, Pad, Spring, and Cork Condition: Some of the springs will need to be replaced. Thus your clarinet cannot be an E11 manufactured in 1980 because such an instrument did not exist.

It looks like that if there are no other codes, it is assumed to be a R13įor a sequence such as BCxxyy(c)-d-e.

Model designation n�1 indicates polycylindrical boreĪm�rique appears to be the designation for an R13 made for American market

This post does not help with the results of Buffet website serial look-ups that just give a model (like RC France), but often the result is a code of letters and numbers.

Buffet clarinet serial numbers e11