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A word from A2C2's owner, Bill King: Welcome to the Ann Arbor Clarinet Connection, an Authorized Buffet Crampon Pro-House. I established my little business in 2008 with a single-minded purpose: to provide the highest quality Buffet Crampon clarinets to a discerning clientele. Each professional model instrument that I have chosen to include in my inventory has been played and selected at the Buffet Crampon USA Headquarters in Jacksonville, Florida by either me or a Midwest-based Buffet Crampon Artist. Professors Daniel Gilbert and Chad Burrow of the University of Michigan School of Music Clarinet Faculty and Professor Caroline Hartig of the Michigan State University School of Music Clarinet Faculty have chosen instruments for Ann Arbor Clarinet Connection inventory. We are pleased to welcome Jonathan Gunn, Acting Principal Clarinet of the Cincinnati Symphony and faculty member of the Cincinnati Conservatory of Music, to our roster! Jonathan will be selecting instruments for us starting in 2012  While each instrument and each player are unique, it is the desire of A2C2 to help minimize the process of finding the highest quality clarinets that Buffet Crampon produces. A2C2 is one of the few dealerships in the country to guarantee that every instrument stocked has been carefully chosen by professional players for evenness and richness of tone, evenness of scale and intonation, and mechanical superiority. All of the instruments that I sell will include the date that the instrument was chosen in Florida and by whom. This, and more, is provided to you at no extra charge.

In addition, all professional model Buffet Crampon clarinets that A2C2 sells will come with a complimentary set-up. This set-up includes a free pad upgrade to Buffet Custom GT pads on R13, RC, and Vintage models ($100 surcharge for cork pads on upper joint), or to cork pads on the upper joint of Festival, R13 Prestige, and RC Prestige models, spring tensions adjusted, key heights adjusted, and bumpers replaced where needed or requested. All sales include Buffet Crampon's Warranty Policies.

There are many Buffet Crampon dealers in the United States, but I believe I am the only dealership in the country whose owner is a tenured member of an orchestra (Michigan Opera Theatre, 2nd/bass clarinet), holds a Doctor of Musical Arts degree (Eastman School of Music, 1997), and guarantees that every instrument I stock has been hand chosen by a professional. Combine those qualities with an unsurpassed level of personal attention to accommodate your needs, and you will see why A2C2 has so quickly become a viable place to purchase a new clarinet.  I look forward to working with you!