Klarinet Archive - Posting 000378.txt from 1998/11

From: Bill Hausmann <bhausman@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] Question about Serial numbers
Date: Tue, 10 Nov 1998 21:44:10 -0500

At 03:56 PM 11/10/98 -0500, Garrett Fitzgerald wrote:
>I'm using what I think is a Selmer contrabass, with low-C extension (just
>the thing to play the Toccata & Fugue with :-) ). There is a '1962' engraved
>on the barrel and on the top joint. Is this the serial number, model number,
>or year of manufacture?
>
More than likely the serial number. If it IS a Selmer (Paris), and has no
letter in front of the number, that would date the instrument to 1927 or
28, assuming serial numbers for contras are mixed in with other clarinets.

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