VINTAGE A ROBERT PARIS ARTIST*** Eb E FLAT CLARINET BUFFET STENCIL NEW PADS READ

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ATTENTION: PLEASE DO NOT BUY THIS IF YOU DO NOT KNOW WHAT A "STENCIL" IS AND/OR YOU DO NOT AGREE WITH ANYTHING I HAVE PICTURED OR WRITTEN IN THIS LENGTHY DESCRIPTION. CHECK OUT YOUR SOURCES, DO YOUR OWN RESEARCH, LOOK UP ALL AVAILABLE LISTINGS CURRENT AND PAST WITH PICS AND COMPARE, BUT DO NOT BUY THIS UNLESS YOU ARE CERTAIN AND KNOW WHAT YOU ARE BUYING.
THE PRICE OF THIS NICE PLAYING Eb CLARINET IS LESS THAN HALF OF WHAT IT WOULD SELL FOR IF IT SAID BUFFET ON IT. CHECK OUT THE RECENT COMPLETED LISTING FOR THE BUFFET R13 Eb CLARINET THAT LOOKS IDENTICAL TO THIS STENCILED CLARINET.
THIS SAYS A. ROBERT ON IT. ALSO PARIS, MADE IN FRANCE, ARTIST AND HAS THE 3 STARS ON IT. IT IS A BUFFET STENCIL CLARINET MADE AFTER BUFFET STARTED MAKING THE R13 DESIGN. IT IS STILL A NICE LOOKING AND PLAYING CLARINET! I HAVE POSTED ENOUGH PICS SO THAT YOU CAN ENLARGE AND DO YOUR COMPARISONS WITH AGAINST ANY POSTINGS YOU FIND WITH BUFFET E FLAT CLARINETS OF THIS VINTAGE. TELL TELL SIGNS ARE THE BARREL KEY GLIDE, THE POST ANCHORS, THE SHAPE OF THE JUMP TRILL KEYS, THE SHAPES OF ALL OTHER KEYS, THE Ab/A THROAT KEYS WITH ADJUSTMENT SCREW, THE LEFT HAND 2ND FINGER KEY SETUP, OTHER AND ALL KEYWORK SHOWING THE PARTS ARE INTERCHANGEABLE WITH THE SAME VINTAGE BUFFET MADE Eb CLARINETS. THERE WERE OTHER E FLAT CLARINETS THAT SAY ROBERT ON THEM FROM AROUND THIS VINTAGE, BUT THOSE WERE THE ONES MADE BY OTHER COMPANYS INCLUDING SOME BY MALERNE, BUT THOSE DID NOT HAVE THE 3 STARS, THE WORD ARTIST, AND DID NOT HAVE THE SAME KEYWORK ON THEM. I WELCOME ALL FRIENDLY CORRESPONDENCES AND COMMENTS. KEEP YOUR UNKIND WORDS TO YOURSELF. IT HAS BEEN RECENTLY REPADDED AND PLAYS WELL BUT HAS TYPICAL BUFFET E FLAT CLARINET TUNING ISSUES, LIKE MOST ALL OTHER E FLAT CLARINETS. 2 PEOPLE HAVE TESTED IT AND AGREE THAT THE MOST NOTICABLE TUNING ISSUE IS THE MIDDLE B NATURAL, C SHARP AND C. THEY ARE FLATTER AND REALLY HAVE TO BE LIPPED UP. BOTH TESTERS PUT A SHORTER BELL ON IT AND THAT WAS THE BEST SOLUTION. THESE VINTAGE BUFFET MADE CLARINETS, INCLUDING THEIR STENCILS, HAVE THIS NOTICABLE ISSUE AND PEOPLE HAVE BEEN PLAYING THEM THIS WAY FOR ALL THESE YEARS, TO INCLUDE USING A SHORTER BELL ON THEM. THE SUGGESTION IS TO HAVE THE NEW OWNER GET A SHORTER BELL. I AM OPEN TO OFFERS TO ACCOMMODATE  THE NEW OWNER HAVING TO GET A SHORTER BELL. SHORTER BELLS ARE AVAILABLE OUT THERE, EVEN A FEW HERE ON EBAY. IT COMES WITH ITS VINTAGE LIFTON CASE THAT BUFFET USED DURING THIS PERIOD AND HAS A GOOD WOODWIND NEW YORK B5 MOUTHPIECE. YOU WILL WANT IT ADJUSTED TO YOUR DEMANDING SPECS BUT IT HAS JUST BEEN ADJUSTED TO MY TESTERS SPECS. IT IS PRICED WAY BELOW ONE THAT SAYS BUFFET ON IT BUT DOES NOT SACRIFICE THE GREAT SOUND AND QUALITY BECAUSE OF THE STENCIL. A GREAT PURCHASE FOR SOMEONE LOOKING FOR A QUALITY EEFER LIKE THIS BUT NOT WANTING TO PAY THE OUTRAGEOUS PRICES SOME OF THE BUFFETS BRING. THANKS FOR READING THIS CAREFULLY AND FOR YOUR KIND COMMUNICATIONS IF ANY.
SEE MY FEEDBACK. I LIST HONESTLY AND ACCURATELY.
I SHIP ECONOMY WITH INSURANCE AND SIGNATURE REQUIRED AND WILL ADD TRACKING INFO WHEN SHIPPED. I HAVE A 3 BUSINESS DAY HANDLING TIME.