Klarinet Archive - Posting 000107.txt from 1996/01

From: Steve Prescott <MIPRESC@-----.EDU>
Subj: Re: Selmer Signet Clarinet
Date: Fri, 5 Jan 1996 14:31:09 -0500

Mike wrote:

If it is a Signet 100 I have found them to be one of the worst (entry
>level) wood horns on the market. They don't have undercut tone holes
and intonation is suspect. On the other had Selmer put out a Signet
Soloist model. Many of these are decent intermediate horns.
>
>Mike Moors
>

Mike,

I have not had any bad experiences with the Selmer Signet 100 clarinet.
I recommend the wood Selmer Signet 100 or the Yamaha YCL62 wood clarinet
to my beginning students. I prefer the sound of the Selmer 100 as
opposed to the Yamaha 62 even though I play Yamaha YCL 72's.

The Signet 100 has a fairly even scale and plays easily for the
beginner. Are you basing your opinion on more than one clarinet?

I agree that the Signet Soloist (or is it Signet Special?) is a good
(beginner) clarinet.

Steve.

Steve Prescott
Instrument Rep.Tech./Clarinetist
Indiana State University
mipresc@-----.edu