Buffets new E11 clarinet

[Steve]

Just ran across this - will find more info - but apparently will be made in France instead of Schreiber manufacturing it. I'm guessing it will not have plastic tone hole inserts either.
http://buffet-crampon.com/en/news.php?mode=printNews&nid=358

 

[Merlin]

Time will tell how well that move works out.

When I was in music retail, I worked for a dealer that sold a lot of Buffet. There were frequent problems with tonehole seats in new R13s. By comparison, the E11s, made in Germany by Schreiber, had excellent tonehole seats.