Clarinet Review: Buffet Festival - The BEST Pro Buffet Clarinet?

In 2024 Buffet launched their revised Festival model Bb/A Clarinet. In this video with leading UK professional Nicholas Carpenter we check out the new model, what's different, and if we think it's on par with other top professional models.

00:00 - Sam & Zoe Preview
00:45 - Zoe & Nick Intro
01:16 - Playing Demo 1
01:56 - Tech Spec Explained
06:54 - Nick's Response & Thoughts
09:15 - Playing Demo 2
11:52 - Playing Demo 3
15:00 - Playing Demo 4

Sam dives into the tech spec and the changes that have been made vs the old model. We also look at how it plays across a variety of short repertoire examples.

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[classicaloracle]

This is lovely - I played alongside Nick's father and also Nick himself when his career was just taking off. You rarely hear a pro player get this excited about a new instrument in this way. I knew the old Festival and loved some of the examples I tried. I would love to play the new ones as I haven't enjoyed either the Legende or Divine but I do worry about having enough instruments to compare. Thanks for this video.

[markb-zu]

How can I tell whether a festival clarinet is the new 2024 updated model or older stock of the previous model?