Klarinet Archive - Posting 000040.txt from 1996/12

From: Steve Prescott <mipresc@-----.EDU>
Subj: Re: Selmer 37 Low C Bass clarinets
Date: Mon, 2 Dec 1996 15:00:34 -0500

Christopher Zello wrote, in part:

>I am looking for insight from others who have tried the newest model
>Selmer 37 low C bass clarinet.
>
>When comparing a colleague's 37 to my older model 33 we discovered the new
>one's neck is 1/4" shorter! The sound is great, and key work has clearly
>been redesigned for the better, and so forth (I could speak of the great
>qualities of this instrument. . .), but the neck! Why on earth did they
>change the neck?

-Snip-

My guess is, like Yamaha's custom saxophone, it is tuned to A 442. Pitch is
rising again! (Better sharp than out of tune).

Steve

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

   
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