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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. Heres 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/email me with questions on further specifics.
Illinois residents pay 8% Illinois State Sales
Tax
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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!
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Some clarinets in very high demand might come directly from Florida, as they
might otherwise ship to another dealer before I could try them.
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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 Festival Bb Serial #630879
Superbly Rich and
Dark Tone!
Out
on trial
I finally have some more Festival Bbs in
stock. I know many of you have been waiting for quite awhile.
This particular Festival
is noteworthy due to its rich and very dark tone. Coupled with the utmost
precision of attack, this clarinet has a combination that cant be beat. It
feels as big and rich as my $6000 Tosca.
Price
..$3488
Buffet Festival Bb Serial #632869
Another Great
Clarinet!
Out on Trial
If you have followed these pages at
all, you can probably tell I am quite partial to the Festival clarinet.
Whats not to like, with unstained Grenadilla, the alternate Eb/Ab key, metal
tenon caps, and two barrels (66 and 65 mm)?
This particular clarinet is another
fine instrument, with crisp, clear attacks, a full rich, dark tone and
excellent intonation. What I like best
about this clarinet is the clarity and precision with which it speaks an
excellent soloists instrument!
Price
..$3488
Buffet 1193 Bass Clarinet - Serial # H46455
Incredible
Response!
This bass clarinet
has incredible response. The notes seem to leap out of this instrument,
making attacks easy in any register, and repeated tonguing passages quick and
clear. This clarinet has a big, beautiful, dark tone quality with a clarity
that is clear and precise. Intonation is just excellent.
I am very proud to
represent Buffet. They are doing an incredible job turning out these great
bass clarinets.
Try this one, it is
a real keeper!!
Available
immediately.
Price
.$9387
plus shipping
Tosca Bb - Serial # 627262
Superlative!
This clarinet is currently out on trial.
One of the best
clarinets I have played in years. Hand picked from a dozen Toscas, this
clarinet has it all. Try it and you can see for yourself. (Can you tell I am
a Tosca fan?)
It comes with the
special Tosca Space Age case, silver plated keys, two barrels (66 and 65
mm), metal tenon caps, and the very useful alternate Ab/Eb key. It is made
from lovely unstained Grenadilla wood.
Price
..$6178
plus shipping
Tosca Bb - Serial # 615190
The Best of the
Best!
This is an
excellent Tosca clarinet. The tone is very rich and full-bodied. I have just
tried this clarinet in our concert hall, and the projection is superb.
Intonation is
extremely good throughout all registers and the response is unbelievable. If
you are thinking about purchasing a Tosca, you should really try this one.
Price
..$6178
plus shipping
Buffet Festival A Clarinet - Serial # 630967
Rich Warm Tone!
Out on Trial
A lovely A clarinet
with rich warm tone and really excellent pitch, perfect for chamber music and
orchestral playing as well. The dark
sound plus the very crisp response makes this clarinet perfect for Mozart,
Mendelssohn or Rossini. A really great A clarinet!
It comes with in a
double leather case, with silver plated keys, two barrels (66 and 65 mm), metal
tenon caps, and the very useful alternate Ab/Eb key. It is made from lovely
unstained Grenadilla wood.
Price
$4148
plus shipping
Buffet R13 Bb silver keys - Serial # 612937
Rich Tone Quality!
Out on Trial
This clarinet has a
rich, full tone quality with very balanced intonation. I recently selected
from a large group of 12 R-13s for its many excellent qualities.
Price
$3285
plus shipping
Buffet R13 Bb nickel keys - Serial # 622031
Brilliant!
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Full, rich warm tone with absolutely brilliant projection. This is
an excellent R13 in every way and is great fun to play.
Price
.$2905 plus shipping
Buffet
R13 Bb nickel keys - Serial # 622031
A Real Keeper!
This clarinet is out on trial.
I really like this clarinet. I liked it the minute I played on it.
It almost feels alive in my hands. Picking out of a group of fifteen
clarinets, I kept coming back to this one as perhaps the best overall
clarinet in the bunch. I really enjoy playing on it. I think you will too.
Price
$2765 plus shipping
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