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Author: timhuskisson
Date: 2009-12-08 14:59
Could anybody tell me if the keywork on a Selmer Centered Tone is basically the same in terms of dimension and design as that found on other Selmers of the same vintage? i.e. Would it be possible to replace a missing key with the same from, say, a Signet Special? Many thanks.
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Author: Chris P
Date: 2009-12-08 15:35
I don't think a Signet Special key will fit particularly well on a CT (though it may do after some adapting, but aesthetically speaking it won't go well on a CT) - your best bet is to find a similar vintage donor CT (one that's beyond repair but still has parts that can be salvaged) and take the key off that and with some minor tweaking it'll fit and not look out of place.
Former oboe finisher
Howarth of London
1998 - 2010
The opinions I express are my own.
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Author: BartHx
Date: 2009-12-08 19:32
I find little difference in the keywork of my CT and series 9. But, with my series 10, I start to see changes (depending on the key in question).
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Author: Chris P
Date: 2009-12-13 22:30
The CT was first around in the very late '40s, though the official launch year was 1954 (which was the official launch year of the MkVI saxes). As with any model, there were no clear cut production runs (model X didn't immediately stop being produced when model Y had started being produced), so there was a period where two models overlapped.
I've got an N-series CT which pre-dates 1954 - it has the hexagonal speaker bush and says 'Centered Tone' on the top joint beneath the logo, though the lettering is only slightly different to that found on a P, Q or R series CT.
Just found the model numbers of the various CT models:
No. 801 - 17 keys 6 rings (standard model)
No. 802 - 17 keys 7 rings (as 801 plus forked Eb/Bb mechanism)
No. 804 - 18 keys 7 rings (as 802 plus articulated C#/G# mechanism)
No. 806 - 19 keys 7 rings (as 804 plus LH Ab/Eb lever)
No. 808 - 20 keys 7 rings (as 806 plus low Eb - full Boehm)
Former oboe finisher
Howarth of London
1998 - 2010
The opinions I express are my own.
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Author: Bill
Date: 2009-12-14 01:37
Thanks Chris for the model information. Fascinating! Some of the very early N-series CTs have "Centered Tone" written on the top joint as if someone at down and carved it by hand - a little shakey. I have a picture of one on my clarinets page.
Bill Fogle
Ellsworth, Maine
(formerly Washington, DC)
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