The RC with serial number F325190 and the E13 with serial number K144848 are both silver plated and already on age. It seems as though they have a very long lay over forĬhristmas and new years holidays. Website which allows serial number searches To the right I calculate out and average production per year.īelow are approximations taken from the Buffet-Crampon If this is not designated then it defaults toġ943 – the two LH side spatula keys on separate postsĪpparently the most wanted Buffets are from the range Silver plating and 5 or 05 for nickel keywork “x” specifies the keywork plating such as “02” or “2” for “c” is optional and used to designate G for Greenline, L “31” is the R-13,Ġ2 for the E13, 11 for RC, 12 for the RC (possibly 444hrz, needĬlarification), 23 for the Bassett, 83 for the Prestige RCīass to low Eb, 93 for the Pretige Bass to Low C, plus other designations. La, 15 for Eb or Mib, 17 for F, plus other code desgnations. “aa” may contain 11 (for Bb or Sib in french), 12 for A or The Current code break is like the following: Some versions of it apparently existed beforehand, though 1955 was the Even though the R13 was officially introduced in 1955 This coincided wth the polycylindrical bore Buffet Crampon ClarinetsĪround 1950 Buffet adopted a new model identification of Additionally, Buffet Crampon grants to all Clarinet, Oboe and English horn buyers contractual guarantees which are applicable to some parts of the instrument.

All Buffet Crampon instruments are covered by a two (2) year guarantee upon the date of purchase, against all manufacturing or material defects.

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