Buffet B12

The Buffet company makes the B12 in Germany.

The Accent plastic clarinet seems identical.

The key work is top notch, certainly as sturdy as the Vito. In a few places I wished the keys fit over the holes with better precision. But repairmen are used to dealing with that.

I especially like the adjustable thumb rest. This is very helpful for starting students with small hands.

I dislike how light-feeling their plastic is. A repairman needs to be very careful with heating key cups near this stuff. Newer Vitos and the Bundy seem to be about the same weight of material, but their plastic seems to be cured to a harder consistency. There's no way I can prove this hunch.