Walter Grabner 991 Wildwood Lane Highland Park, IL 60035 847.266.8644 Personally selected clarinets! See below for pictures and descriptions. The E11 France is here! Call or e-mail for more information!

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A New Way to Buy a Brand NEW Buffet Clarinet!

We all love to visit showrooms and try out dozens of clarinets. However, this option is becoming more difficult every day. Travel to such places costs time and money, and the selection is often much smaller than it used to be.

The other alternative, buying a clarinet by internet or catalog, is frustratingly distant. Here’s a different approach:

Below I profile NEW BUFFET clarinets from my stock. Each one is set up and ready for you to play in concert or rehearsal.

I show you the actual instrument, identified by serial number. I tell you what I like about it and why I selected it for sale to my very discriminating customer base.

If you are interested, you can then purchase it (on a 10-day trial) or call/E-mail me with questions on further specifics.

Illinois residents pay 8% Illinois State Sales Tax

Personally selected clarinets *

I travel to Buffet USA Headquarters in Jacksonville, FL, where I personally select the best clarinets I can find. In a recent trip, I tested over 51 clarinets, over a period of 6 hours, picking only the best of the bunch. I usually pick no more than 10% of the clarinets I try.

My selection criteria:

1. Beautiful tone - even and smooth throughout the range of the instrument

2. Superior response

3. Outstanding intonation

4. The very best grenadilla wood, free of imperfections.

5. The best hand-finishing

See below for the descriptions of some of these clarinets. The ones featured below are all set up and ready to ship!

* Some clarinets in very high demand might come directly from Florida, as they might otherwise ship to another dealer before I could try them.

Customer Quotes:

“The Clarinet has checked out beautifully, just as you described.  I appreciate the service you offer in pre-testing this instrument from your professional standing, so that we were able to easily find what we were looking for.  We will gladly recommend you to all who are looking for a solid instrument.  All the best.”  T. R. Toronto, Canada.

“I needed a new R13 Bb and did not have the time to travel to audition a gaggle of horns for selection. So I took Walter Grabner at his word about "a new way to purchase Buffets." OK, I know that the service is offered by others, and I assume they are very good, but I had prior contacts with Walt and liked his service and style of doing business. So I placed a call and within days I had two marvelous instruments from which to pick. I liked both, yet each had slightly different characteristics, as expected, and as indicated by Walter ahead of their arrival. ….. A week later I had my teacher try them. He recently went through the process of selecting from a very reputable dealer, so he knew what he wanted to find for me. Both instruments were deemed "great". One was a winner, based mostly on how I sounded on it. The other was clearly great, too. It would have been a keeper for my teacher had he needed one. I am pleased to recommend Walter Grabner for the purchase of new Buffets.” A.S., PA.

Buffet 1193 Bass Clarinet - Serial # H45334

The very best!

Personally selected at ClarinetFest 2010, this bass clarinet is one of the best I have played in recent years. It plays with great precision in the clarion and altissimo, while providing a big booming tone in the lowest register. The tuning is exception and the response is amazing throughout the entire range of the instrument.

Available immediately.

Price………………………………………………………………………..$8950

Festival Bb Clarinet - Serial # 606755

Fantastic!

This clarinet was hand-picked from a group of ten Festival Bb’s. It has lovely tone, even, smooth-blowing response, and spot-on intonation. Try it and you’ll agree.

Price………………………………………………………………..$3325 plus shipping

R13 Bb Nickel - Serial # 606755

A superb R13 Bb clarinet!

This clarinet has rich, dark, and resonant tone quality, quick response and very even intonation. Personally selected from a large group of R13’s, this clarinet is truly a winner and a joy to play!

R13 Bb Nickel-plated keys………………………………………..$2,765 plus shipping

Clarinet of the Month! R13 A Nickel - Serial # 603104

Rich, Warm A clarinet Tone!

If you need an A clarinet quickly – this might be the one. It’s all set up and ready to roll. This clarinet was personally selected from a large group of A clarinets.

Lovely warm Buffet A clarinet tone, smooth and even intonation, superb response. All at a new price lower than last year’s. Try it now.

Buffet R13 A Nickel………………………………………………………$3,365 plus shipping

Tosca Bb - Serial # 601330

Play the World’s Best Clarinet

Experience beauty of tone, great control, and superb projection!

This clarinet is sold!

I selected this clarinet from a group of eight Tosca Bb clarinets.

It has that superb “Tosca projection” that no other brand/model of clarinet seems to possess.

This Tosca clarinet comes with silver plated keys, Gore-Tex pads, beautiful unstained grenadilla wood, two barrels, and the alternate Eb/Ab key, metal tenon caps, and the “Space-Age” Case.

Buffet Tosca Bb………………………………………………………$5,935 plus shipping

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A quick little story:

I have recently become a “Tosca” convert. Years ago, I recognized that the Tosca was an excellent clarinet, but didn’t understand the real differences.

A little over a year ago, I played a Tosca at an orchestra rehearsal in our concert hall. It was there that I really “got it.” In the hall, I realized what a superb clarinet it is, with clear warm tone, the best intonation I have ever heard in a clarinet, and projection like I couldn’t believe.

I asked the conductor what he thought of the Tosca, and he said two words: “Buy it.”

So I did.

Tosca A

This fantastic Tosca A clarinet is sold.

If you want a similar one, please e-mail or call!

Superb in every way!

The perfect A clarinet, superb in every way.

The Tosca A clarinet comes with silver-plated keys, Gore-Tex pads, beautiful unstained grenadilla wood, two barrels, metal tenon caps, the alternate Eb/Ab key.

Buffet Tosca A……………………………………………………………..$6195 plus shipping

For more information, please call me at 847-266-8644, or e-mail grabnerwg@aol.com.