clarinetto87
11/7/2023, 8:20 AM Can anyone fill me in on why Buffet's Eb clarinets are impossible to get right now and backordered over a year?! This seems a little odd to me. TIA
Chris P
11/7/2023, 3:40 PM Is that just in the US or also in Europe?
Former oboe finisher
Howarth of London
1998 - 2010
Independent Woodwind Repairer
Single and Double Reed Specialist
Oboes, Clarinets and Saxes
NOT A MEMBER OF N.A.M.I.R.
The opinions I express are my own.
Former oboe finisher
Howarth of London
1998 - 2010
Independent Woodwind Repairer
Single and Double Reed Specialist
Oboes, Clarinets and Saxes
NOT A MEMBER OF N.A.M.I.R.
The opinions I express are my own.
Selmer Buff
11/7/2023, 6:15 PM La Musa has them. Seven Buffet flavors.
mozartklar
11/7/2023, 9:38 PM Edited: 11/7/2023, 9:54 PM
I would be very curious to know from someone with direct knowledge from Buffet how many professional bass clarinets and professional e-flats they can produce annually. They are almost never in stock long enough to grab one fast enough. I bought my Prestige bass used at a time when the wait for brand new was too long and I needed something ASAP.
JamesOrlandoGarcia
11/7/2023, 11:12 PM Weiner Music’s website shows them as in stock.
James Garcia
Bass Clarinet/Clarinet III, Des Moines Symphony Orchestra
James Garcia
Bass Clarinet/Clarinet III, Des Moines Symphony Orchestra
Reese Oller
11/8/2023, 6:04 PM I'm looking at getting an Eb as soon as I financially recover from my bass, what's a good one to have for someone who *greatly dislikes* playing my school's E11?
mozartklar
11/8/2023, 6:55 PM I have an R-13 E-flat from 2008 that I bought from Walter Grabner. It plays well, but right now it's almost $7000. You might do well getting something used or refurbished. Important thing to keep in mind is finding a good mouthpiece and barrel combination. I use an E-flat extension on mine as well which really helps even out the notes in the middle of the staff (B-C-D).
Goodluck!
Goodluck!
clarinetto87
11/9/2023, 4:35 AM I almost snagged a used Tosca a couple months back, but their website wasn't updated and it had already been sold. And when they got back to me they told me they had looked for another one for me but I was told the wait was a year.
clarinetto87
11/9/2023, 4:37 AM Seems like both. I ended up ordering from La Musa (in Spain) and they have one coming in December that I ordered just in time as they've reserved one for me. They told me if I had waited only a couple more days to order I'd have to wait until mid 2025, which is wild to me!
Ebclarinet1
11/11/2023, 3:05 PM It is a great instrument. Certainly the best Eefer I've ever played. Really good intonation and lovely sound. Maybe with all this interest Buffet will up its production.
After playing it, I bought a Tosca Bb and love it too.
Eefer guy
After playing it, I bought a Tosca Bb and love it too.
Eefer guy
Jordan Selburn
11/17/2023, 10:48 PM clarinetto87 wrote:
"Seems like both. I ended up ordering from La Musa (in Spain) and they have one coming in December that I ordered just in time as they've reserved one for me. They told me if I had waited only a couple more days to order I'd have to wait until mid 2025, which is wild to me!"
Just think about the poor bassoonist hoping to get a new Heckle. Last I heard, the wait list was 17 years! If you want to give one to your child to have when they start college, you need to order it right after they are born . . . and hope that they don't pick up trombone instead.
Jordan
"Seems like both. I ended up ordering from La Musa (in Spain) and they have one coming in December that I ordered just in time as they've reserved one for me. They told me if I had waited only a couple more days to order I'd have to wait until mid 2025, which is wild to me!"
Just think about the poor bassoonist hoping to get a new Heckle. Last I heard, the wait list was 17 years! If you want to give one to your child to have when they start college, you need to order it right after they are born . . . and hope that they don't pick up trombone instead.
Jordan
Shaun
12/6/2023, 10:15 AM A while ago I made a post about wanting to try a couple of top of the line Eefers. went to the largest music store near me and got to hear that all big brands had a delivery time of more than half a year. Eventually had the luck to stumble upon a secondhand recital (which only happens once in 5 years or so)