Klarinet Archive - Posting 000579.txt from 1998/08

From: "Edwin V. Lacy" <el2@-----.edu>
Subj: [kl] Re: Silver Selmer Mark VI alto with low A
Date: Wed, 19 Aug 1998 12:39:26 -0400

On Wed, 19 Aug 1998, Kevin Fay (LCA) wrote:

> A friend/acquaintance of mine, Cheryl Shields, is the principal alto
> saxophonist of the Tacoma Concert Band south of Seattle. She plays
> on--you guessed it--a low A Selmer Mark VI.
>
> I've tried it, and it a really fine horn. I don't notice much of a
> difference from the low A other than the extra weight and a rather odd
> balance (which she says you get used to).
>
> I wonder if a good technician could have made the silver monster play
> better?

I don't know. I don't even know what ever happened to the instrument.
Probably it is in a closet somewhere. If it ever surfaces again, I'll try
to give it another chance at life.

Ed Lacy
el2@-----.edu

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