Klarinet Archive - Posting 000135.txt from 1996/01

From: Cathleen Renee Orr <orrcathl@-----.EDU>
Subj: Re: Selmer Signet Clarinet
Date: Sun, 7 Jan 1996 00:58:34 -0500

> Steve and Mike,
Do either of you believe that the quality of Signets has changed over time?
When I was in middle school and my mother bought me an old
used
signet that had been sitting in an attic for years. It
smelled dusty and the pads were all but disintegrated, and so we took it to
Meridian Winds, a reliable establishment, and they told us that with new pads,
some adjustment, and a good polish, it'd be a good horn for a kid. That Signet
served me well all through middle school and in high school, it took the abuse
of marching season, so my precious Buffet wouldn't get wet, dirty, or dropped.
I spent a summer at Interlochen in the All State band and some of the people
ahead of me played on old Signets. I guess it just depends on the individual
instruments. I personally would reccomend them to middle schoolers since they
are easy to find for a good price, and most of the ones I have heard were
decent instruments. (I still have my old Signet, thought of selling it, but it's
too setimental, I learned to love the clarinet on that old beater, kinda like
the memory of a first car or a first kiss) ;)

_Cathleen

>
> Steve,
>
> Thanks for the interesting interchange. The Signet Soloist has been
> changed to a Signet Special, I guess that dates me. When someone asks
> for an opinion your are going to get differing points of view.
>
> Even though we don't agree on clarinets I have read with great interest your
> articles on repairs. Talk to you later.
>
> Mike
>
> On Fri, 5 Jan 1996, Steve Prescott wrote:
>
> > 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
> >
>

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