The case says Buffet Crampon, but the actual clarinet says "Lafayette" and "Paris" on the bell. The serial number is H20620, and there is a small star before the H. Every joint says "made in france". I can't tell if it is wood or plastic with simulated wood grains, but I'm pretty sure its wood.

I just bought it from a thift store for $60 and it seems like it plays well enough (can you tell I know nothing about clarinets?) and I would like to know anything that yall know about it.

i have a clarinet that has an H before all of the serial numbers as well. Mine is plastic but i believe buffet made both wood and plastic with the H designation. I dont believe they make them anymore but you can equivilate them to a B12 or somewhere around there

I never heard of Lafayette, but I suppose this is a students clarinet, made by a company named Lafayette, that belongs to Buffet Crampon.

I played on a students clarinet called Evette for several years. It was a company that made student clarinets for Buffet.

And with Leblanc Paris you have the Noblet student clarinet.

Are you sure it's not Evette?

it may be junk but then it could be realy good at a low price. The insturments at wallmart, sams,cosco are 90$ and also junk that means the simba brand.

The inscription is faded, but it definitely is not Evette. I am 90% sure it says lafayette. But it looks like the mouthpiece is a vandoren 5RV, which was probably worth the $60.