Klarinet Archive - Posting 001285.txt from 1997/08

From: Gary Hopkins <ghopkins@-----.net>
Subj: RE: Selmer models
Date: Fri, 29 Aug 1997 19:42:31 -0400

Kenneth, you probably haven't found the right repairman to solve your "slop"
problem with your Centered Tone. Pivots screw hinges can be tightened by
cutting the pivot screw seat a little deeper. Hinge tubes can be swedged,
but sometimes that is only a temporary fix. When that occurs oversized rods
must be fitted. That is particularly true of the right hand F/C key.

Gary

At 11:03 AM 8/29/97 -0400, you wrote:
>I too play a Selmer Centered Tone, ca. 1956, which I have had since the
>early 1970's. Over the years I've had the opportunity to play a number
>of instruments (most of them newer, not surprisingly) and, given my
>modest abilities and indiscriminate ear, I think my Selmer's playing
>characteristics and tone quality are among the best I've played.
>Unfortunately, over time there has been an increasing amount of "slop"
>in the keywork mechanisms; several attempts to improve the action have
>not proven successful for any substantial period. Can anyone address
>whether this is an expected problem with aging instruments, or have I
>just not found the right person for the job.
>
>Thank you,
>
>Ken Schoendorf
>
> -- [ From: the Grouch * EMC.Ver #2.5.02 ] --
>
>Mr. Hausman, and all -
>
>I only own one clarinet, the Selmer Centered Tone I bought new. Sounds
>as
>though I hardly belong reading this list. But I see some comment that
>there
>are really some people who play Selmer out there.
>
>I have not kept up with any of the various makes/models since buying my
>own.
> But recently saw a Selmer 10P in a store. It has not been mentioned
>here,
>what can be said about it? And can/will anyone tell me anything about
>the
>history of the series 10 horns, what is a 10, a 10G, a 10S, etc?
>
>TIA to anyone putting up with my ignorance.
>
> --
>Wm Laubengayer TANSTAAFL and TANJ
>
>