Klarinet Archive - Posting 000627.txt from 2004/01

From: Dan Leeson <leeson0@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [kl] Selmer Brevete
Date: Mon, 19 Jan 2004 16:40:51 -0500

Erik Tkal wrote:

> An A clarinet I bought on ebay arrived today, though despite the fact
> that it was listed as a Buffet, it's apparently really a Selmer
> Brevete, the 8xxx S/N indicates around 1930, also it's full Boehm.
> Can anyone tell me anything about the model and what "Brevete"
> indicates? Since what I received was clearly not what was advertised
> I still have recourse through ebay and PayPal, but before I raise a
> stink I'm now curious as to what I actually have.
>
> Erik

Eric, I have a Selmer full Boehm from roughly the same era and it is a
perfectly satisfactory clarinet. However, if you have three rings for
the left hand (and a hole in the upper joint's tenon), then you have the
kind of instrument that allows a g to b-flat tremulo by lifting the
middle finger. It's a nice feature but there can be intonation problems
caused by that mechanism which is one of the reasons why the full Boehm
clarinet had marketing difficulties.

In any event, you were told that it was a Buffet and you can annul the
sale through ebay and paypal because of that. Still, if it is a good
clarinet you might consider keeping it. I presume it has the low e-flat
and articulated g-sharp so characteristic of the full Boehm instrument.

Dan Leeson

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