Klarinet Archive - Posting 000005.txt from 2001/07

From: "Ed & Carol Maurey" <edsshop@-----.ca>
Subj: Re: [kl] Selmer Series 9?
Date: Sun, 1 Jul 2001 08:42:48 -0400

The Series 9 is a large bore instrument with very few undercut tone holes.
The Series 9* is a small bored instrument with a large number of undercut
tone holes. The Selmer basses were never made with the 9* design or mark.
Ed Maurey
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From: "Jim Hobby" <jhobby@-----.net>
Subject: Re: [kl] Selmer Series 9?

> I'm not sure they're the same animal, but I've been playing on a Selmer
> Series 9* set (A & Bb) that I chose and bought in 1961. The A came with
one
> barrel. The Bb came with a "standard" -- whatever that might mean -- and
> another marked "2 mm short". In most situations the standard worked fine.
> I never found that either instrument had a problem playing sharp in the
> lower register. (And again, 9 & 9* may not be the same critter, at all.)
> (I also bought a "matching" Selmer Bass Clarinet at the same time. It was
> stolen 25 years ago, but that's another story.) I would agree with
whoever
> said straighten out the barrel situation before making a final decision.
> Somewhere, there must be a barrel that matches that particular clarinet.
>
> (My teachers all played either Buffet or LeBlanc, but I've always been
drawn
> to and happy with the Selmer instruments.)
>
> Jim Hobby
>
>
> >At 07:58 PM 6/28/2001 -0700, Jon Usher wrote:
> >A colleague of mine ran across someone selling a Selmer Series 9 that is
in
> >wonderful condition in spite of it's age. Seems it was played by his now
> >deceased uncle ,<snip> Has three barrels with it. Two Selmer barrels -
a
> 63mm(?!)
> >that just says "Selmer" and a 65mm that has a stamped "9" under the
> >logo. The third is a 67mm with no logo at all. The 65 plays quite
sharp
> >and the 67 helps to lower the pitch but has a stuffy sound to it. Even
> >with the 67 the intonation is still on the high side but a repad would
> >probably help. The serial number is S0122 and has two asterix above the
> >number as below:
>
>
>
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