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Author: Mitch K.
Date: 2003-02-22 04:57
My local music shop called me and asked me come down and try four new R-13s that they just got in. (They were are decent, though much brighter than my R-13.) They also asked me to try and couple new Selmer (Paris) Omega's that they ordered. These Omega's were surprisingly good! Not being a Selmer fan (don't bother flaming me--to each his/her own) I was shocked at the Buffet-like sound of these horns. Some aspects of the horn were actually than the R-13's--in my opinion at least: they key work was MUCH quieter than any stock R-13 I've ever seen.
Question: where did these horns come from? What I mean is, when did Selmer start making them? I don't remember ever seeing these on any lists or in brochures, etc. Even back when I was playing Selmer 10G's, I never ran across the name Omega.
Also, is anyone playing on these? They sounded fine in the music shop, but how do they work in an ensemble--symphonic or chamber?
I'm told that currently Selmer is marketing this horn as an intermediate level horn, but will soon raise the price to equal that of the R-13 and market it as "professional." Does anyone know anything about this?
For those of you out there who believe it's not a clarinet unless it's a Buffet, give the Omega a try--the Signature too (I tried one last week and found it to be quite promising).
later,
Mitch King
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Author: brenda siewert
Date: 2003-02-22 15:46
I was told the Omega has been discontinued, although there are still some stores that have some. I've owned one of the Paris versions and agree that they are very nice instruments. They were not sold online, but most dealers that carry Selmer carried them. They are now the Odyssee model. If you find a good new Omega, you should buy it.
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Author: Fred
Date: 2003-02-22 19:34
Brenda, isn't it the Omega that can be either a Paris version or a US version - and the US version isn't very good?
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