In creating the Vintage Buffet Crampon especially wanted to satisfy those musicians who wish to find the same features and sound they had with their 1950's R13 clarinet. Today the Vintage had charmed many players the world over. They choose the Vintage for its fluid focused tone its homogeneity in all registers and its easy response.

The Vintage in A has a special bore designed to provide a previously unreached level of flexibility and remarkable tuning with a warmth in all registers.