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Author: bbowman1
Date: 2010-08-15 18:49
Does anyone have any info on a what serial number the Selmer 33 and 37 model low c bass clarinets uses?
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Author: Ed Lowry
Date: 2010-08-16 00:52
Try rephrasing your question. As written, it's impossible for me, and probably difficult for most people to understand what information you're seeking.
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Author: bbowman1
Date: 2010-08-16 10:48
>>Does anyone have any info on a what serial number the Selmer 33 and 37 model low c bass clarinets uses?
I want to determine what model my selmer bass clarinet is? I was trying to ask if a there is a range of serial numbers that selmer used for a Model 33 or Model 37.
My horn starts with E8**.
Sorry for the confusion.
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Author: Ed Palanker
Date: 2010-08-16 12:40
Did you visit the Selmer website and check their serial number page? I assume they have one someplace on their site. ESP http://eddiesclarinet.com
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Author: Jack Kissinger
Date: 2010-08-16 16:14
The (Conn-) Selmer serial number page found at www.selmer.com (not to be confused with www.selmer.fr, which has no serial number list) does not include Selmer clarinets. I haven't seen a serial number list for Selmer clarinets that goes beyond the B prefix (1980-81). That does not mean that such a list does not exist so maybe someone on the Board will be able to give you more accurate information than my extrapolation. The lists I've seen show the prefix changing every two years for a number of years leading up to and through the B prefix. If that trend continued (and, if the bass clarinet numbering system uses the same prefix as sopranos), an E-prefix would indicate that your instrument was made in 1985-86 -- not exactly good news if one believes/agrees with what Clark Fobes has to say here:
http://www.woodwind.org/clarinet/Equipment/BassClarinets.html
According to Clark, Selmer redesigned the Model 33 in 1983 without changing the designation and released the Model 97 in the Spring of 1995. So, if my extrapolation is correct, your bass would be a redesigned Model 33, which Clark considered inferior to the original 33 and also inferior to the Model 37.
Best regards,
jnk
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Author: Doug
Date: 2010-08-16 16:24
I have a Selmer 33 low Eb, purchased in 1985 and the serial No. is A 3082.
Good horn except at the beginning I had problems with middle register E F
F# and G however good tweaking fixed this problem. Good intonation
except low E and Eb are ten cents flat, rest of the horn is good.
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Author: Chris P
Date: 2010-08-16 18:27
The C and D series Selmer low C basses had a strange layout for the LH and RH little finger clusters - it may have been in keeping with the layout on Selmer's basset horns and basset clarinets, but was different to other makes which were more traditional (in them having the low Eb key on the same level as the RH E/B touch).
The RH pinky layout was (with the joint held horizontally):
(top row) Ab/Eb - F/C - low Eb
(bottom row) F#/C# - E/B - low Db
The LH pinky layout was (looking at the joint/keys vertically):
(C#/G#) - F/C+low C lever - low D lever
F#/C# - E/B
Ab/Eb lever
And the RH thumb had:
low D
low C
The LH F/C lever closed the low C key (the bell key) along with the RH F/C key, but didn't close all the keys in between - however, the thumb low C key closed them all.
Former oboe finisher
Howarth of London
1998 - 2010
The opinions I express are my own.
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Author: Jack Kissinger
Date: 2010-08-17 13:49
Doug,
You may have bought your Selmer in 1985 but, according to the serial number, it was made in 1978 or 79 -- probably 1978.
Best regards,
jnk
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Author: Chetclarinet
Date: 2010-08-18 01:39
I might add that I have played several model 33 low c instruments with the two keys on the right thumb and have found them to be excellent. This partuicular model is being played in a major symphony orchestra at the moment and the fine musician who plays it cannot find a more modern instrument that compares favorably. These instruments had a huge, projecting low e and great intonation in the low register, with a bit of a sharp third line b. Just my two cents
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