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Old Selmer clarinet : Eb or D ?

Author: DirkThomsen
Date: 2008-09-01 21:23

Hello,
I own some old Selmer "Depose" clarinett (serial T8806) which I though would be an Eb piccolo clarinet. But with a barrel 46mm long (seems to be original) it is not possible to play the instrument in tune at A=440hz. It's much to low. So I wonder if it could be a D piccolo clarinett. Does anyone know for sure how to find out? I looked at the selmer website for the bore diameters of current Eb and D piccolo clarinett models. They are given with .526" and .532". What I measure at the upper end is an inside diameter of 14.85 mm which is .580".

Any remarks are welcome.

Kind regards from Heidelberg, Germany

Dirk

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Re: Old Selmer clarinet : Eb or D ?

Author: Igonzalez
Date: 2008-09-01 23:13

Hi dirk,
May be the best way may be take measures of the clarinet about length and not about bores....
Take length with bell and barrel ........ and as well just the body.

We can compare them with other vintage e flat clarinets (or D.. OR C....)

I have not a D clarinet but I have a vintage E flat and a vintage C clarinet (Series 9).

Just Ivan....

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