Klarinet Archive - Posting 000884.txt from 1998/05

From: Kenneth Wolman <kwolman@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] Old Selmer B Flat
Date: Fri, 15 May 1998 12:52:25 -0400

Re: age & dimensions of Selmers....

>Your old Selmer was made in 1950. It's a "Balanced Tone" and considered
>to be one of the best instruments Selmer ever made. It's a big bored
>instrument: .590". No tone holes are undercut. The keys are not plated
>with anything. The're solid nickel silver, the same material under
>today's various platings.
>Of course, it plays well! Big bored clarinets are great to play.

Well, then, I'll ask YOU, since Selmer itself ignores email about its own
instruments....

Would the same dimensions apply to a Centered Tone B-flat made in 1957
(according ot the serial number guide: it's a Q9xxx)?

Ken

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