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Author: jicaino  
Date:   2011-09-17 05:58 
 Hey guys, I know you must be tired of this kind of messages, but I have been looking for a Selmer Paris albert clarinet for a long time now... almost 30 years now and I haven't got any break. 
 
I want a Bb Selmer Albert. The later the better, the more rings the better. Ideally no cracks or pins or flushbands... I can live with having to overhaul it, as a matter of fact if it needs overhaul I'll pay as if it were in tip top shape anyway, since I'd prefer to work on it myself. 
 
I know I will have to dish out major cash. If you have one, please contact me. 
 
  
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Author: SteveG_CT  
Date:   2011-09-17 06:55 
 I have seen Selmer Paris Albert clarinets come up for sale on Ebay maybe a couple of times a year. Keep searching the listings regularly and you'll find one. 
 
Is there any particular reason why you want a Selmer over any other brand of Albert clarinet? If you just want a high quality albert system clarinet you might have better luck looking at a brand like Penzel-Mueller. Their albert clarinets were considered among the best and were played by a number of the great New Orleans musicians including George Lewis. More importantly, there are probably at least a half dozen Penzel-Mueller albert clarinets for sale on Ebay in any given week so you could probably find a suitable one very easily.
  
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Author: jicaino  
Date:   2011-09-17 07:19 
 Hey Steve 
Thanks for the reply. I canvas eBay regulary since '98... I guess I'm SOL ;-) 
I have a Fischer, a Gunkel, a couple of Penzels... they're nice clarinets, but I do want a Selmer Albert. They are nothing like the others. Scale, keywork, tone hole spread... and the tone! 
 
 
 
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Author: SteveG_CT  
Date:   2011-09-17 15:12 
 jicaino wrote: 
 
> Hey Steve 
> Thanks for the reply. I canvas eBay regulary since '98... I 
> guess I'm SOL ;-) 
> I have a Fischer, a Gunkel, a couple of Penzels... they're nice 
> clarinets, but I do want a Selmer Albert. They are nothing like 
> the others. Scale, keywork, tone hole spread... and the tone! 
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> Post Edited (2011-09-17 14:32) 
 
Juan, 
 
I've never heard of or dealt with this person before but they do have a Selmer Paris Albert clarinet for sale for $2500. 
 
http://usuarios.multimania.es/albertsystem/forsale.htm at the bottom of the page 
 
  
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