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Author: lurch9
Date: 2007-09-23 13:51
I have a 40yr old Selmer clarinet that I recently inherited. How do I determine
what key the clarinet is and what its value might be? It has a 4-digit seriel number on it and it has the Selmer Paris logo. Thank you.
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Author: Hank Lehrer
Date: 2007-09-23 17:00
Hi,
If it has the Selmer Paris logo with a wreath under and is 40 years old, I'd guess a Selmer Series 9 and in the key of Bb. If you can post a picture of the logo on the upper section, tell us if there is a letter with the serial number, and send a measurement of the assembled upper and lower section (probably not need for the bell, barrel, or MP), we can rule out key of A and Eb.
HRL
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Author: lurch9
Date: 2007-09-23 18:57
Thank you for your reply. I'll get that info on this thread ASAP.
John Murphy
bywork4329@mypacks.net
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Author: lurch9
Date: 2007-09-24 17:42
The two sections joined measure 18". I'm enclosing a picture of the bell engraving info. The glare might be too much for you to make it out. It says:
Ebo-Tone
Made By
S.M.L
Paris
France
The seriel number is: 5023 (no letter before this). There doesn't appear to be a wreath per se but the words "Made By" appear within a banner.
Thanks again.
John Murphy
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Author: lurch9
Date: 2007-09-24 18:02
I'll try again with this picture. Seems I've incurred the wraith of Earthlink today.
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Author: Don Berger
Date: 2007-09-24 18:18
Hi - lurch 9, the 18" almost certainly makes it a Bb cl, HOWEVER its Not a Selmer, despite the initials. S M L is Strasser Marigaux[sp?] Lemaire, a French maker of a "line" of quite good insts back in the 1950's +. I suggest you make an archives Search for those 3 names, we have discussed their insts several times, and I believe Dave Spieg. [and others] are quite familiar with their cl "stable" . Will like to see a pic. Luck, Don
Thanx, Mark, Don
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Author: Chris P
Date: 2007-09-24 22:39
Did 1970s SML clarinets have one-piece cast nickel silver keywork (including the key cups)?
I've worked on older Marigaux oboes that have cast keys (except for the long key barrels), and the only way to tell is when the pads are removed as the insides of the pad cups aren't all machined.
Former oboe finisher
Howarth of London
1998 - 2010
The opinions I express are my own.
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Author: lurch9
Date: 2007-09-26 17:55
Thank you very much for your information. I appreciate your help.
John Murphy
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Author: Chris P
Date: 2007-09-26 19:11
Just to tie up the Selmer-Malerne-SML thingy, Selmer Sterling clarinets (and that's Selmer London, probably distributed by Dallas) were made by Malerne.
Former oboe finisher
Howarth of London
1998 - 2010
The opinions I express are my own.
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Author: tictactux ★2017
Date: 2007-09-26 19:26
...I think it's about time for a Stencil Guide (who stencilled for whom and when). Any takers?
FWIW, my boss has a WWII rifle that was made by IBM. (according to wikipedia, Rock-Ola was another manufacturer...). I wouldn't be surprised if there were Bundy tanks... ![[wink]](http://test.woodwind.org/clarinet/BBoard/smileys/smilie3.gif)
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Ben
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Author: Don Berger
Date: 2007-09-26 21:09
TTT- There is a lot of stencil info in our archives, as we've been answering? "Who made it" questions for years, some correct, some guess work, but trying to consolidate it would be quite a task, no TKS. Re: the wide scope of makers, there have been several V G re-telling of home-front manufacturing of WWII arms, planes, tanks, ships, supplies etc, etc, in the fine WAR history-stories on PBS all this week. Its almost an overload of info, hope it will be repeated for all to see. JUst PM thots. Don
Thanx, Mark, Don
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Author: tictactux ★2017
Date: 2007-09-26 21:19
Don,
hrmph. I thought this would be a nice task for a committed researcher.
The problem these days is not a lack of information, but rather the abundance thereof.
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Ben
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