Closed Hole Buffet Clarinet

Jthanh

Hi! I just want to preface this by saying I'm not an actual clarinet player. I've played the flute for 12 years.
So, I found an old clarinet while cleaning up a family garage. The brand is Buffet and has closed holes. It's completely plastic and a little musty tbh. Does anyone know anything about this or maybe how much it is worth? I cannot find any information on this model online. It has V1 on it along with A99621.
I heard that leblanc made closed holes at some point and that is the brand of the lyre that was in the case.
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This is not actually a Buffet, it's a Vito 7214P made by Leblanc. I have an identical instrument on my desk. They play quite well, although they tend to be a bit bright and have some tuning issues around the throat A and Bb. Careful choice of mouthpiece and some careful adjustment of venting can reduce the brightness and tuning problem. I don't think you'll have any problem selling it as very few makers produce plateau clarinets today except to special order and at high prices. I bought mine some years ago when carpal tunnel syndrome and arthritis began to impact my ability to play. It was an ideal solution which I'd recommend to anybody with similar issues. From memory I paid S400 for mine as a used instrument in mint condition from an EBay seller. For a realistic price today I'd suggest checking prices on EBay as a guide. They come up for sale fairly frequently.
 
You may also want to post pictures or identification of the mouthpieces. Sometimes they can be worth as much as the horn, although this happens more frequently with saxophones than clarinets.
 
Jthanh said:
Hi! I just want to preface this by saying I'm not an actual clarinet player. I've played the flute for 12 years.
So, I found an old clarinet while cleaning up a family garage. The brand is Buffet and has closed holes. It's completely plastic and a little musty tbh. Does anyone know anything about this or maybe how much it is worth? I cannot find any information on this model online. It has V1 on it along with A99621.
I heard that leblanc made closed holes at some point and that is the brand of the lyre that was in the case.
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Have you already posted and/or sold this? I'm in need of the plateau system, as my fingers have started to bend and I can't cover the ring
holes anymore...Thanks.
 
wwplyr said:
Have you already posted and/or sold this? I'm in need of the plateau system, as my fingers have started to bend and I can't cover the ring
holes anymore...Thanks.
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I feel for you! So I went and looked at some of my fav sites and OMG are plateau clarinets hard to find. I had no idea! I have had good luck finding weird instruments using eBay's saved search feature. Good luck and here's hoping Jthanh responds.
 
* https://rheubenallen.com/product/plateau-clarinet. Keywork screams "Vito copy," but they're brand new.
* https://hansonclarinets.com/plateau. Again, brand new. No prices listed.
* https://www.viennamusicus.com/product-category/shop/plateau-clarinet. If you don't mind prices in the $6K to $7K range.
* http://www.clarinetsdirect.biz/OrsiPlateau.html. Orsi made everything.
* https://www.clarinetsdirect.net/store/p402/Triebert-Plateau-Clarinets.html. Three for $4K. Hey, they're a matched set, are actually very rare, and are in different pitches (A/Bb/C).
* https://www.windstruments.co.uk/store/second-hand?category=CLARINET+Bb. Used Vito.

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