Klarinet Archive - Posting 000122.txt from 2005/04

From: Tony Pay <tony.p@-----.org>
Subj: Re: [kl] Selmer 10S 11
Date: Fri, 08 Apr 2005 20:24:45 -0400

On 7 Apr, "Jools Wingate" <detourintothemacabre@-----.com> wrote:

> Good Morning,
>
> The Selmer 10S 11 - Does anybody know why Selmer have discontinued this
> horn? I have heard 3 performances on this model (different performers) and
> I am very fond of the sound. I have found one a second hand list and am
> going to try it next week.
>
> I'd be interested to know whether anyone on the list plays/has an opinion
> on these newish Selmers.

Don't know about the '11' bit, but I have a pair of Selmer 10Ss that I am
actually playing on at the moment, due to the temporary non-availablilty of
my standard instruments. (I recorded the Spohr I and II concertos on the Bb
of this pair around 1979, and I thought it worked very well for me at the
time.)

And, I found I was quite comfortable playing Brahms I, II and Trio in Italy
on these instruments a few days ago.

Of course, everything changes with different reeds and mouthpieces, so what I
do now may well differ greatly from what I did back in 1979.

Anyway, don't be too taken in by the 'latest' bullshit. What counts is
*you*, and your choice of instrument, not what your choice of instrument is.

Tony
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