Buffet Crampon R13 Bb Clarinet, Cork Overhaul, Golden Era, Nice!

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One of several Buffet Crampon clarinets we are offering for sale this spring.  This is a Bb R13 in nickel, excellent condition with no chips, cracks, or repairs in the wood, and just minor plating wear mostly on a couple of the most commonly used keys.  S/n 233XXX puts it at 1983, right at the end of Buffet’s Golden Era of production.  Just through the shop where it was disassembled, cleaned, bore oiled, polished, and repadded with Ferree’s premium cork on the upper, and Ferree’s B17 du Jour pads on the lower.  Plays exceptionally well, with a nice, crisp feel and better intonation across the entire horn than most other R13’s we have for sale.  Comes in the period Buffet case which is also in good condition.  An excellent horn from an excellent period in excellent condition, and at half the cost of new!
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