Description
The R13
Prestige, part of the R13 family, has been carefully designed with the
professional clarinet player in mind and has great flexibility of tone.
Made of
unstained natural grenadilla wood that is selected specially for its acoustics
and aesthetic qualities, the Buffet R13 Prestige, a professional level
instrument, is one of the top clarinets in the R13 bore family.
The R13
Prestige is characterised by its rich, powerful, and balanced sound, which is
evident throughout all registers, this is thanks to its poly-cylindrical bore
and the hand-undercutting of each tone hole.
This model features metal
tenon caps which helps to reduce the risk of cracks, and a its round bell adds
warmth and focus to the sound while increasing the projection across all
registers.
Buffet has been producing clarinets since 1825 and
are well respected within the industry. Buffet clarinets are commonplace in
orchestras and ensembles across the world.
This clarinet comes with a lockable double rectangular
wooden case covered in high quality leather with velvet interior and a leather
handle. Inside it
also has a pull through, cork grease, a sample reed, pencil and silver-plated
ligature and cap.
Specification
- Natural grenadilla wood body.
- Silver plated keywork.
- Additional left hand Eb lever.
- Metal-capped tenons.
- GT Waterproof, leather, and natural cork pads.
- Adjustable thumb rest.
- Pitched at A = 440Hz.
- Pochette style double case covered in
simili-leather. - Includes ligature and cap.
Warranty
This instrument is covered by a two-year guarantee
with Buffet Crampon against all manufacturing or material defects. This guarantee
extends to cracks and tenons.
This instrument comes with a 1 Year Warranty
from Howarth of London and includes a
free ‘Guarantee Checkover’ from our Repair Workshop before the warranty expires.
