- BUFFET CLARINET SERIAL NUMBER LOOKUP THROUGH 2015 SERIAL NUMBERS
- BUFFET CLARINET SERIAL NUMBER LOOKUP THROUGH 2015 SERIES
BUFFET CLARINET SERIAL NUMBER LOOKUP THROUGH 2015 SERIAL NUMBERS
#YAMAHA INSTRUMENT SERIAL NUMBERS MANUALS#.#YAMAHA INSTRUMENT SERIAL NUMBERS SERIAL NUMBERS#.#YAMAHA INSTRUMENT SERIAL NUMBERS HOW TO#.I`ve not played an Elkhart Deluxe Tenor but if the Alto is anything to go by, this Jupe-Evette is NOT up to that standard regarding build or keywork (which I`d guess is down to Age difference, they`re a lot newer than this) - I`d like to try an Elkhart Dlx or Sakkusu Tick Tenor some time and see if its as good as the Alto and Sop. īeats a Bauhaus TS-PD overall and especially on sound & character, kills the Elkhart Series-II (even early Taiwan ones) and TJ Classics and is up to TJ Revolution quality overall. I`d have no issue using this Jupiter "Evette" as an only horn - lets face it, the sound is close to the MkVII I had, it plays a lot better (due to excessive wear on the Selmer) and you can even buy bits off the shelf for it from Dawkes - LOL. it`s nice to be able to nail down a more common version which is not only well worth owning but worth looking out for due to costing less than the OEM branded version of the same horn ( Originally posted to Aldevis in the comments section but wanted to repeat here and elaborate on)īuffets launched after the SDA are a minefield of globally made and always confusing models of varying quality, an "Evette" can be almost anything from trash to treasure and unfortunately, usually at the trash end of things. This has definitely settled in as my Band instrument, the tonal balance fits like a glove which the Yamahas (62-II, 32, 61) never really did (they`ve lamented the passing of the MkVII for nearly 2 years, far moreso than I have), you can really growl into this thing with a 9 tip Mpc and no worries about it getting nicked or kicked, I feared for the "Silver-lady" 62-II`s fragile perfect finish and the 61`s ribless body and 2-point bell brace. Īnother thing I`m appreciating is the lack of weight (or lack thereof), even high end Jupiters of the time didn`t set the pillars on ribs so the horn is little if any heavier than the YTS-61 and likewise is easier on the neck than most.
I`ve fully lubed and adjusted the action now and it`s feeling a hell of a lot smoother, I still need to do some corks, just odd ones here and there such as under the C trill and one of the palms / replace a couple of hardened ones etc which will finish it off nicely but it`s playing sweet now, Action is on reflection about TJ Revolution-II level which is pretty good (better than a Bauhaus Walstein TS-YD). Thankfully unlike other Buffets, it`s OEM is easy to spot - the Jupiter bell brace, trills style and MkVII stack rod collector is a dead giveaway.
whatever, this is an excellent sounding horn with serviceable keywork which can be picked up cheap. The reason I`ve never kept a Jupiter Tenor, even as a backup is the tendency for them to octave and warble on certain notes (played loads ,they all did it, the G being the most common place they do it), admittedly my MkVII did also, you get used to playing around these things but after a couple of years of Yamahas, Tolerance slips and so never kept any of them - this Version seems to have cured it, maybe the later Jupiter badged 789s do also. Nope, I have no issues with the sound or the handling - the latter isn`t refined like a Yamaha or Yani but no worse than a thrashed Selmer or a few years old Mauriat etc. Soundwise, like all the Jupiter tenors I`ve played, it sounds lovely, it`s got that MkVII depth without lacking clarity thing going on - it also suffers typical MkVII ills such as stuffy mid D losing clarity at the top end, bell notes having a tendency to set off car alarms etc, it`s not got that " Combine a MkVII with a Yamaha" spread a TJ RAW has but it`s far from stuffy though most of the range and better than a few real Selmers I could mention. another thing this horn does`t suffer is the traditional Taiwan warbles (from research, early jupes, TJs and others were rather notorious for this). the keywork on 90s Jupes is functional and quite fast, can be prone to wear and uses non adjustable bullet screws but even when rattling they do stay reliable, this example needed minor regulation only.
BUFFET CLARINET SERIAL NUMBER LOOKUP THROUGH 2015 SERIES
This horn also has the 3 point brace and blued steel springs showing its the JTS series 789 model and not the earlier STS series horn.