Buffet E13 Clarinet

The clarinets in the Buffet range are the most popular and widely sold wooden clarinet range in the world. Commonly mis-spelt 'Buffett', the French manufacturer has been in operation outside Paris since 1825.
The Buffet E13 is our top selling wooden clarinet as it sits nicely in the price range between student and the more expensive professional clarinets.

But what distinguishes the E13 from its competitors?
It starts with ease of playing and of course a fuller, richer and altogether more pleasant tone.
Players upgrading from a student clarinet (usually made of plastic) will find that the wooden E13 gives an immediate boost to the quality of their sound. Customers often comment on the richness and depth of tone, of course it’s not just the wood that helps with this but also Buffets internal bore design which helps lower resistance. The Buffet E13 also benefits from undercut tone holes; this is a procedure in the manufacturing where the holes that are in the body are expertly shaped as on the inside of the clarinet bore, resulting in much better tuning and response.
It's worth noting that when playing a higher standard of music, or in advanced school or adult orchestras, it’s important that the quality of the sound being produced is complimentary to the quality of music. In fact in the graded exams, from 5 onwards, the quality of tone is actually taken into account when awarding marks, not just playing all the right notes!