Description: Welcome to Ashantee Music!Matching Exceptional Students With Quality Instruments One of many professional clarinets we are offering for sale. This is a Buffet Crampon R13 Bb horn. S/n 117XXX makes it 1970—right in the sweet spot of Buffet’s Golden Era and one of the best periods you could hope to find. It is in excellent condition: body is a nice, heavy billet of aged grenadilla with a tight grain and no chips, cracks, or repairs. Tenons have little wear and there is no wobble between joints. Nickel plating about 95% with some wear on the most commonly used keys as seen in the photos, but Buffet double plates their keys and there is no wear-through of the second layer. Just through the shop where it was bore oiled and had all new Ferree’s B17 de’Jur double-bladder, pressed-felt pads installed, along with all new tenon corks. Plays very well with that dark, full 70’s Buffet tone and an open feel. Cork grease, key oil and bore oil are for local pickup only and will not be shipped, but it does include the Yamaha 4C mouthpiece, Buffet silver plate cap and ligature, a new ProTec microfiber cloth, and a new SuperSlick chamois swab. All in the period case which is also in very good condition. A great clarinet from one of the most sought-after periods ever, and at about $2,500 less than brand 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: 1799 USD
Location: Dry Ridge, Kentucky
End Time: 2024-11-24T15:48:07.000Z
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
