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Re: Selmer Paris 10 for daughter?

Author: lyn
Date: 2004-11-19 22:50

The 10G on eBay is one of the X series of 10Gs, which is probably the best line of 10Gs made. It's probably an excellent horn. That's worth checking out. Email the seller and talk to them, see if they will allow you to try it out. Another good thing is that if you would buy a horn online and your daughter *doesn't like it, you can always resell it yourself.

I bought a great A (another Selmer 10G, but Z series) right here at Sneezy in the classifieds. I've had several offers for it (no dice!). A good horn is a good horn, doesn't matter what the brand name is.

Those who have been telling you that the Selmer 10 price is way out of line are all totally correct. Selmer 10s stopped being made in the early 1970s, I think around 1973. A 10 is not the same thing as a 10G, they are totally different horns. I had a set of Selmer 10s that I sold for less than $2000 TOTAL for TWO horns. I wouldn't pay more than $500-600 for a used Selmer 10. The music store guy thinks he has something more than what he actually has.

I personally love my 10G (it's the 333rd one ever made, handpicked by Gigliotti). Other people like their Buffets or their Leblancs. People all have different preferences. If your daughter played on Buffets that were "stuffy" then she hasn't played on any good ones yet.

I agree with those who say that the local music store is NOT the place to buy an instrument. Where are you located? Maybe someone here can give you some ideas of reputable people to go to?

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