

It began around 1953 according to the Boosey & Hawkes webĪs far as I have been able to determine, the (wooden) Evette modelĭates back about as far as the E&S and these instruments were also

All the evidence I have seen indicates that these instruments wereĪlways made in the main Buffet factory. Buffet made the model until 1981 or 82 (with significantĭesign changes over the years) when they changed the designation to theĮ13. The keywork on a professional Buffet instrument from 1936 that a friend I have anĮarly Evette & Schaeffer whose keywork is quite similar in style to The 20th century but retained the Buffet name.) īoth models appear to have been around for a long time. Were two partners who purchased the Buffet company in the early part of Model was Buffet's high-end intermediate model. Student/low-end intermediate wood instrument. First of all, "Evette & Schaeffer" model clarinets are not the sameĪs "Evettes." When this designation was used, the Evette was Buffet's
