Klarinet Archive - Posting 001238.txt from 1998/05

From: "Jay D. Webler" <webler@-----.net>
Subj: RE: [kl] Re: Selmer Q Series and key plating
Date: Mon, 25 May 1998 15:16:29 -0400

I tried a new Omega last week (at least I think it was new). It played okay but sounded somewhat stuffy. It was about
the samevprice as a Selmer 210 which sounded much better.

On Mon, 25 May 1998 09:06:00 -0700, Kevin Fay (LCA) wrote:

>The Selmer Omegas (if they're the ones I'm thinking of) were quite striking
>cosmetically--the WOOD was engraved. Never got to play one, though.
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>kjf
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>-----Original Message-----
>From: Ed Maurey [mailto:edsshop@-----.ca]
>Sent: Saturday, May 23, 1998 4:31 PM
>To: klarinet@-----.org
>Subject: [kl] Re: Selmer Q Series and key plating
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>Ed Maurey wrote:
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>> Those repair guys are completely full of it. I've seen lots of C.T.'s
>> and not a single one was plated with anything. They made a few fancy
>> Omegas in the 50's that were silver plated, but they were quite
>> rare. Their Series 9's from about 1960 to 1984 were all nickel
>> plated. Buffets weren't plated at all until 1963. I bought three of
>> them in Paris in 1964 and was a bit disgusted because in those days
>> only cheap clarinets had plated keys! Incidently, they were $125
>> apiece in Paris and $350 in the U.S.
>>
>> What's this I here about Germany outlawing nickel plating? Is it some
>> how dangerous?
>> Ed Maurey
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