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Re: Selmer series 9 eefer

Author: Ed
Date: 2008-01-25 18:56

I have a Series 9 Eb from the early 60's that I bought a number of years ago. I use a Clark Fobes barrel and mouthpiece on it that work great. The 43 mm barrel matches my instrument really well.

I think it is a really good Eb. It has a nice fat sound. It is very comfortable to play throughout the range. The rings are perhaps a little bigger than some Buffets and are more comfortable in the hands. The tuning is very good. I originally had a slight issue with sharpness in the upper left hand notes (high a, b, c) and did a little work to the tone holes to lower them. If you had this problem a little bit of tape would likely solve it.

It would likely be a very good to excellent instrument. If you could get the price down a little it might be even better. If not, I would probably still take it.

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