WICHITA BAND INSTRUMENT COMPANY
2525 East Douglas Avenue
Wichita, KS 67211
Tel: (316) 684-0291; FAX (316) 6
BUFFET-CRAMPON Bb clarinet, model BC-20, #F244,384 made in France in 1983.
One of Buffet’s latest professional model clarinet, introduced in late 2016 has been given the name “Tradition”.
According to their web site, “…The new Buffet Tradition Clarinet is designed to combine a truly vintage inspired tone with the performance needs of professional clarinetists. Based on an entirely new model bore that is based on the cylindrical bore from the vintage BC20 clarinets.”
Our “Original BC-20” is an extra clean and superb little-used example from Buffet’s “Golden Era”.
Keywork shows absolutely no wear to the rings or anywhere else.
No cracks to the wood, no damage anywhere.
This one’s a rare find, a true vintage Buffet from a very good year, showing superb wood quality and a rich tone-color. In our opinion, this particular clarinet is just about as fine an instrument as you’d find anywhere.
Better than a new one? Well, yes…in our opinion. Suggested retail price on a new "Tradition" is $7318, with street price about $4500.
Our vintage BC20, with silver plated keys, is only $2250.
Think of it this way…. Italian violins, French
Bordeaux red wines, British sports cars, beautiful ladies and BUFFET CLARINETS
are all better if they have a few years of maturity!.............. In our opinion…..
Wichita Band’s service warranty is the same
as it’s been for more than four decades:
“ALL
new and all used instruments sold by Wichita Band Instrument Company come with
our 24 month service warranty. It’s in addition to any factory guarantees. For
two full years, we will repair or replace (whichever in our estimation is the
more advisable), pads, corks, springs or other parts required, at no charge to
the customer. In the event of cracked or
damaged wood sections, we will repair at no cost to the customer or replace the
section and charge the customer only for our net costs for the replacement
section. Often, wood replacement parts
are supplied from the manufacturer at no charge. The customer is responsible for shipping and
insurance charges. Cases and plating finishes are not covered by our service
warranty but are sometimes covered by factory guarantees.”
Wichita Band Instrument Company maintains a
repair department capable of restoration work of the highest quality. Even
though repairs are essentially “free” for the first two years, after that
period has expired, we remain at your service to maintain and repair your
musical equipment forever. It’s our “service after the sale” promise and has
been since 1953!
In the event that a customer requires service
under factory guarantees or
In
January of 2018, our small workshop in Wichita will celebrate sixty-five years in
business. We are not in the 1952 Wichita
telephone directory, but we ARE in the 1953.
Over the decades, we’ve repaired and restored hundreds of woodwind
instruments, specializing in 19th. century French flutes, clarinets
and saxophones from the mid twentieth century and before. We employ sixteen highly skilled full-time
workers and enjoy, we’re happy to report, a sterling reputation for top-quality
restoration and ethical transactions. We are not amateurs, nor are we a “back
bedroom” operation. We would be pleased to furnish you with
references attesting to the aboe.
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WICHITA BAND INSTRUMENT COMPANY / WICHITA, KANSAS / USA
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Wichita Band Instrument Company is a small musical instrument emporium located in the center of the USA. We’ve been in business since 1953 and have had the same owner since 1963. Originally we were a repair shop that specialized in woodwind and sax restoration. Today we have 16 employees including six of the finest repair technicians in the country. Virtually ALL the items we sell have been fully reconditioned in our own shop, although we do sell the occasional unrestored historical instruments each year.
It’s sometimes possible to buy a good saxophone on Ebay for a lower price, but unless that instrument wears all new pads and corks from a reputable shop, you won’t know how it plays until you spend another five to seven hundred to have it mechanically overhauled. With a saxophone from OUR shop, you know it’s in the finest condition when it arrives at your home!
Here’s what we do to all the used clarinets we sell:
The instrument is taken apart and everything washed clean. We don’t believe in chemical dips, but do use plenty of soap and water! All wood parts are inspected for checks and damage, polished and then soaked in oil for three days. After the body-shop work’s been completed, we swedge hinge-tubes tight again and re-fit to the clarinet body. Finally, pads and corks are replaced and the instrument play-tested. Most customers tell us that our clarinets are then actually mechanically better than new.
Wichita Band Instrument Company maintains a repair department capable of restoration work of the highest quality. Even though repairs are essentially “free” for the first two years, after that period has expired, we remain at your service to maintain and repair your musical equipment forever. It’s our “service after the sale” promise and has been since 1953!
In the event that a customer requires service under factory guarantees or Wichita Band’s service warranty, the item must be returned to us and not directly to the manufacturer.
Anything we sell can be sent to you for a short approval period without obligation. We collect NO SALES TAX, unless you’re lucky enough to live in Kansas. The customer is responsible for shipping and insurance and must pre-pay back to us any freight charges on returned equipment. International shipping is available. Returned items will be refunded within 2 weeks of receiving the item. We’re happy to send any instrument on approval for five days, but ask the prospective buyer to pay shipping both ways and to please reimburse us for Ebay, clean-up and restocking charges (2.95%) on any returned instrument.
VISA/MASTERCARD/DISCOVER/MONEY/BANK TO BANK WIRE TRANSFER/PAYPAL ACCEPTED. Credit cards not accepted from some countries. We must ship to the credit card billing address or paypal confirmed address with exceptions made only at our discretion.
Feel free to call or e-mail for any additional information.
Wichita Band Instrument Co.
800-835-3006 payment line (USA and Canada),
316-684-0291 outside the USA and Canada order line, and info line,