Buffet, Festival, B Flat Clarinet
This Buffet Festival Bb clarinet is in excellent condition, and is a commission sale for Clarinets Direct. The Festival is based firmly on the R13 Prestige, with the register key tube slightly higher, and adjustments to the upper and lower bore flares to compensate. This type of alteration had in fact been suggested to Buffet in the late 1960's by Moennig, Morgan, and Gigliotti: The result is improved intonation and evenness to the second register, which has meant the Festival is a firm favourite amongst professional players.
This Bb has matching serial nos. 480559, which dates to 2003. The Silver plate shows no wear, it is in excellent condition. The clarinet has finest white leather pads throughout in good used condition. The supplied barrel measures 66.0mm. There are no cracks or repairs to the wood, which is finest hand selected and unstained Grenadilla. All pieces are genuine Buffet stamped Festival. The original Buffet case shows some scratches and exterior marks. The supplied mouthpiece is a stock Buffet.