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Author: Ted
Date: 2003-03-02 21:09
A friend wants to buy a new Selmer 37 bass Clar. from WWBW. Does anybody know about these horns, like how they compare to Buffet and LeBlanc and Yamaha top of the line basses? Thanks - Ted
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Author: Robert Small
Date: 2003-03-02 22:41
I own a 37. Very nice horn. I prefer it to the top of the line Buffet but you'll find alot of people who prefer the Buffet. Haven't played or even heard much about the Leblancs and Yamahas.
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Author: Ed
Date: 2003-03-03 00:18
I also own one. It is a great horn, very well designed, plays very evenly, and in tune. Selmer also makes an alternate neck that you can get for it. It is a steeper angle much like the Bay neck. It seems to produce a slightly different tone and response. For anyone trying basses, it is definitely worth checking the Selmer.
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Author: Robert Small
Date: 2003-03-03 04:42
I wish Selmer would offer a neck with a spit valve like Buffet. I have to remove the the neck from the horn to drain it every 20 minutes or so or I'll get water build-up in the throat A and Ab holes and water seeping out of of the first couple of left hand holes. A bit of a pain. But this is my only gripe regarding the 37.
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Author: PJ
Date: 2003-03-03 05:07
I once had a die hard Buffet professor that owned a Selmer bass. They said it was better than any bass they had auditioned. Anyone esle feel this way? I'm in the market for a bass soon (long overdue) and would like the input.
PJ
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Author: Gordon (NZ)
Date: 2003-03-03 08:51
As far as I know the two different angled necks are for comfort in different playing positions - sitting and standing? - with neck strap or spike?
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Author: Robert Small
Date: 2003-03-03 18:05
I tried one of Charlie Bay's necks which are supposedly similar to the alternate Selmer neck (and the Buffet neck I bekieve) and I couldn't get it to feel comfortable no matter what playing position I used. With the standard neck I'm comfortable whether sitting or standing. While sitting I rest the horn on the spike on my right side (while also using two straps--one for each joint). To play standing I simply stand up and the horn remains in the same position in relation to my body as when sitting. So standing or sitting makes no difference to me at all as far as comfort and dexterity go. But as for playing for long stretches of time I prefer to sit as the bass clarinet can get a little heavy after a while. Holding the bass between the legs I find extremely awkward and uncomfortable and then when I stand I have to re-set my strap(s). I believe holding the bass on the right side like a sax (and using the spike when sitting) is the best position for those of us who like like to play both standing or sitting. If one likes the sharper angle of Bay type necks it probably wouldn't make much difference whether one is standing or sitting. But I prefer the more straight in angle of the standard Selmer neck.
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Author: William
Date: 2003-03-03 19:02
"I wish Selmer would offer a neck with a spit valve like Buffet. "
I just bought a Buffet Prestige low C bass clarinet and it does not have a spit valve--am I missing something?????
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Author: Robert Small
Date: 2003-03-03 19:33
Buffet must have dropped the spit valve. In some pictures of the Prestige low C (model 1193) I've seen in the past few years the spit valve was clearly visible.
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