Klarinet Archive - Posting 000012.txt from 2003/12

From: "Buckman, Nancy" <nebuckman@-----.edu>
Subj: RE: [kl] Selmer C clarinet
Date: Mon, 1 Dec 2003 11:40:33 -0500

I don't know what it is with the Selmer line and me, but every one I =
play has a thin whiney sound. I don't know if I sound that way to =
others when I play Selmers, but the bottom line is that I don't like the =
way I sound when I play them. I did, at one time, own a Centered Tone =
just because I thought maybe if I played it for a while I would adapt to =
it somehow and it might sound better. I played it for about a year, but =
didn't notice a change, and subsequently, sold the thing. I have played =
the newer models too and don't like them either. The Signature, in =
addition to the sound problems, is just too heavy. Like I've said =
before, there are a lot of people who like the Selmer line. I am not =
one of them though.

Nancy E. Buckman, CPO, AFO, Technical Assistant
School of Health Professions, Wellness and Physical Education
Anne Arundel Community College
Arnold, MD 21012-1895 USA
Phone 410-777-2316 Fax 410-777-2233
E-mail nebuckman@-----.edu

-----Original Message-----
From: Karl Krelove [mailto:karlkrelove@-----.net]
Subject: RE: [kl] Selmer C clarinet

I'm not certain who said which here. But Nancy, if the part about not =
liking
Selmers because they are "whiney" was yours, before the whole discussion
goes off in a different direction (which it may anyway), are you still
talking about Centered-Tone Selmers, or are you generalizing to the =
newer
models, which are (regardless of individual opinions about them) very
different creatures?

Karl

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Nancy Buckman [mailto:eefer@-----.net]
> Sent: Sunday, November 30, 2003 9:08 PM
> To: klarinet@-----.org
> Subject: Re: [kl] Selmer C clarinet
>
>
> At 08:06 PM 11/30/2003, you wrote:
>
> But it figures that a professional-quality instrument in mint =
condition
> should get a good price. Why not?
>
>
> >I have played a lot of "professional quality" clarinets that
> weren't worth
> >$.02. As I remember, Selmers were at the top of the list. There are =
a
> >lot of people who like them, but I am not one of them. When I play =
them
> >they seem to have a very thin sound (whiney). My eye says this is =
not a
> >"mint condition" instrument and it is too expensive.
>
>
> Nancy
>
> Nancy Buckman
> Principal Clarinet / Orchestra AACC
> eefer@-----.net
>
>
>
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