Early Buffet Horns

(1866 to 1887; s/n 0 thru 7xxx)
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Series I
1866 to 1870; s/n 0 thru 792

1870 Soprano
from Clarinettes & Saxophones

Reason for model name: These are the original Buffet horns.

A. Sax's patent expired in 1866 and a bunch of instrument makers jumped on the Sax bandwagon and/or tried to "improve" upon the saxophone design. The Buffet, interestingly, is extremely faithful to Sax's original design.

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Techie Notes:
- Double or "split" octave key.
- Keyed range from low B to high Eb.
- No rollers or pearl keys.

1870 Baritone
from Clarinettes & Saxophones

Series II
1871 to 1887; s/n 793 thru 7xxx

1877 Soprano
from Clarinettes & Saxophones
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Reason for model name: Jean Crampon joined the company in 1871, thus these are the first "Buffet-Crampon, Cie." horns ("Cie." essentially means "company").

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Techie Notes:
- Double or "split" octave key.
- Horns have NO roller keys or pearls.
- Keyed range from low B to high Eb.

I'm sorry to say that I do not have a good shot of the engraving of these horns. If someone out there owns one of these horns, please send a pic!

1885 Tenor
from Clarinettes & Saxophones

1880 Alto (s/n 3605)
from eBay
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