Klarinet Archive - Posting 000001.txt from 2006/01

From: Ellis Johnson <ellisjohnson@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] Selmer mouthpiece vintages
Date: Mon, 02 Jan 2006 02:19:45 -0500

I have a vintage Selmer D Bb clarinet mouthpiece that I absolutely
love. It is from mid 40's and I don't believe it has an oval on it.=20
I would be happy to send you a photograph of it if you want. My
clarinet teacher bought several Selmer mouthpieces and ended up
sticking with a Selmer E but kept this as his back up mouthpiece.=20
Anyway, I ended up with the D and love it dearly, but I really want an
E. But there is my 2 cents. I could probably track down the exact
year he purchased it. I will bring it up at my next lesson.

On 30/12/05, danyel <rab@-----.de> wrote:
> Dear Colleagues,
>
> no doubt some of you will know how to tell the vintage of Selmer, Paris
> mouthpieces:
> From when until when did they have the oval stamp on the table? Is it
> possible that the Logo "Henri/Selmer/Paris in laurels on the back was
> originally engraved or etched rather that stamped? Does that narrow down =
the
> age? I have quite a few old Selmer mouthpieces, some very fine, others qu=
ite
> poor and they seem to be made of quite varying qualities of ebonite; woul=
d
> anybody know about that? A senior colleague of mine treasures three old
> (40s-50s?) Selmer Bb-clarinet mouthpieces, one with the oval, two without
> and one of the latter is absolutely fantastic.
> Please let me know if you have made observations or experiences on this
> matter.
>
> Best wishes and a happy new year (to the Christians on the list),
> danyel
>
>
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