I am not a clarinet player, but my 14-year old daughter is now in her fourth year of playing. She has been using a Buffet B12 that i picked up used, but has been wanting to move on to an E-11, as recommended by her band teacher. Santa decided to grant her this wish, so today, we purchased an E-11 at a local music store. My daughter tried about 6-7 different E-11's and finally decided on the one model that they had that was made in France and had the silver keys.
All was well and we paid and headed home.Upon trying to register the clarinet on the Buffet website I noticed that the serial number on the longer, second joint had not been stamped on properly and the last 3-4 digits were double stamped and hard to read. The numbers on the first joint read easily and clearly and are cleanly imprinted. My question is if I should worry about this or just be happy that I got a good deal ($200 less than other locally quoted prices) or have i been fooled and should return it immediately. Does this misaligned serial number indicate any inherent problems with the joint itself. Any advice from seasoned players would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.
All was well and we paid and headed home.Upon trying to register the clarinet on the Buffet website I noticed that the serial number on the longer, second joint had not been stamped on properly and the last 3-4 digits were double stamped and hard to read. The numbers on the first joint read easily and clearly and are cleanly imprinted. My question is if I should worry about this or just be happy that I got a good deal ($200 less than other locally quoted prices) or have i been fooled and should return it immediately. Does this misaligned serial number indicate any inherent problems with the joint itself. Any advice from seasoned players would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.
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