Description: Welcome to Ashantee Music!Matching Exceptional Students With Quality InstrumentsOne of several professional clarinets we are offering for sale. This is a vintage Buffet Crampon R13 in Bb. S/n 554XX makes this roughly 1955—one of the earliest, true R13’s made. It is in very good condition: wood is a nice, aged billet of grenadilla with minor wear but no chips, cracks, or repairs. Tenons are still square and there is no wobble between joints. Solid nickel-silver plating which doesn’t polish up as shiny as modern plated R13’s, but also does not wear off. This was overhauled by another shop just prior to our acquiring it, and it was further through our shop where it was bore oiled and had very minor adjustments to bring it up into excellent playing condition. A warm, freeblowing horn compared to some of our more modern R13’s, with excellent projection and response. Cork grease and key oil are for local pickup only and will not be shipped, but it does include a new SuperSlick chamois swab, new ProTec key cloth, and vintage Buffet three-down, one-up mouthpiece on a Riffault hard rubber blank in a C facing, cap, and a D. Bonade inverted ligature. All in the period pochette in good condition with a well-done repair to the external covering. Nickel silver w/ light scratches. A great instrument for those seeking out that early Buffet tone and response, and at more than $2,500 less than new! Ashantee Music is a family-owned store serving musicians of all levels for almost twenty years. We started as a worship ministry, and our passion remains equipping young church musicians with more than they could ask or imagine. Please look us up to find out more about who we are and what we do!10% of this sale supports Mulberry International, a ministry which provides food, clothing, shelter, and education in the name of Christ to at-risk children and families in war-torn Ukraine. Please ask us about how to join in this amazing partnership!We are always happy to consider reasonable offers on our auctions.Purchases: We strive to be accurate and detailed in our descriptions. If you have any questions or concerns about a listing, please ask questions prior to bidding. Photographs are considered a binding part of an item description.Shipping: Items are shipped after receipt and clearance of your payment. We try to ship far ahead of the handling time listed in the auction. Note that with international shipping, not all countries provide door-to-door tracking; therefore, buyer assumes full liability for item after leaving the United States.Returns: We have zero unhappy customers, and we have offered hassle-free returns for almost twenty years. Unfortunately, due to rampant abuse of eBay's automated returns, and since PayPal no longer refunds sales fees, we have had to revise our return policy. (1) If you are not satisfied with your purchase, please contact us PRIOR to initiating a return via eBay and allow us to address your concerns. Many items such as clarinets and oboes come out of adjustment during the shipping process, and can be easily tweaked by your local technician. We are happy to talk you through this process. (2) Items may be returned for any reason at your expense within seven days of receipt for a full refund of the purchase price less shipping and eBay fees, which are not refundable. If on receipt we are able to verify the item to be significantly different than described, we will additionally refund original shipping, PayPal fees, and your return shipping to maximum of $30.00. Non-paying Bidders: We reserve the right to relist or otherwise dispose of any item if payment is not received with three days of the auction close.
Price: 1699 USD
Location: Dry Ridge, Kentucky
End Time: 2024-07-27T14:29:30.000Z
Shipping Cost: 0 USD
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All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Design: Boehm System
Brand: Buffet Crampon
Type: Bb Soprano
Body Material: Wood
Instrument: Clarinet
Set Includes: Case
Experience Level: Professional
Country/Region of Manufacture: France
Key: Bb
