About Us
Welcome!
2025 marks the 200th Anniversary of Buffet Crampon producing clarinets, an incredible achievement for any company! Congratulations Buffet for your commitment to maintaining manufacturing excellence for two centuries! We wish you continued success as you embark on your third century.
In recognition of this impressive milestone Buffet USA has reduced the price of R13 Bb clarinets by $200 for the remainder of 2025. We've been in business since 2008 and this is the first price reduction we've seen in all of those years! Thank you to the team in Jacksonville for making the R13 clarinet more affordable for American clarinetists. Please see our Instruments page for the new pricing. We continue to monitor the ongoing uncertainties around the tariff situation for imports coming into the United States. As of September 2025 there are no formal price increases announced by Buffet Crampon USA, but that can change at any moment.
We are excited to be heading back to the Buffet Crampon factory outside of Paris in October! Instruments on our list to purchase are R13 Prestiges, Festivals, and R13s, with the possibility of Toscas and RC Prestiges also in the mix. We anticipate those instruments arriving in Ann Arbor in mid-November. We have a client list started for trials, please be in touch with us to have your name with model you are interested in to be added to our list.
Ann Arbor Clarinet Connection is owned by professional clarinetists with a singular purpose: to provide our clients with the most interesting, resonant, complex, colorful clarinets that Buffet Crampon produces. All of the instruments we stock are hand-selected at either the Buffet Crampon factory in Mantes-la-Ville, France, or at the Buffet Crampon North American headquarters in Jacksonville, FL. Spring tensions and key heights are regulated on all instruments. All sales include Buffet Crampon's Warranty Policies. Trade-ins are always welcome!
In addition, all professional model Buffet Crampon clarinets that A2C2 sells can be set-up in-house for a nominal charge. This set-up includes an upgrade to cork pads and Buffet Custom GT pads on R13 models, or to cork pads on the upper joint of Tradition, Festival, and R13 Prestige models.
It is our stated goal to provide the best Buffet Crampon clarinets to our clients in the most simple means possible. Visiting Ann Arbor is an option, of course, and we provide a comfortable, stress-free environment to play through instruments. We don't participate in social media as we value your privacy. If coming to Ann Arbor isn't possible, we'll happily send instruments to you for trial.
Please call or write with any questions, or to discuss the best way to get Buffet Crampon clarinets in your hands.
Repairs
We offer a range of professional clarinet repairs and adjustments at a reasonable bench rate. Repads can be done in cork, synthetic, or Buffet Crampon leather pads. New instruments purchased through us are protected from mechanical issues under warranty (durations vary), and we are capable of fixing most any problem that may arise. We also offer complimentary maintenance for life on all new instrument purchases!