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Re: Selmer K clarinet

Author: jo.clarinet
Date: 2004-08-08 06:24

I've got a K-Series Selmer which I bought through ebay, unexpectedly actually - I put a low bid on, but no-one else seemed to want it! I'm not sure of the number - there isn't one on the upper joint that I can see, but the instrument has been banded at the top of the upper joint, and I suspect the number is under that. The lower joint's numbers are partially obscured by an old scratch, but the letter is definitely a 'K'. The seller told me it dated from 1929.
It has the circular logos on both joints, and both the circle and triangle motifs on the bell. I got three barrels with the clarinet, all Selmer and all of different lengths (one seems really short, although I haven't measured it). Two have the round logo, but the one that works best for the tuning, which I suspect is the original because the aging of the wood seems to match the rest of the clarinet best, has 'H. Selmer, Paris' in a sort of dotted oval with a symbol underneath almost like a dollar sign - perhaps 'H' and 'S' superimposed? - then on top of the oval there is something like a pair of wings with a lyre on top.
Hope this helps!

Joanna Brown

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