Author: modernicus
Date: 2009-01-30 12:40
This brand comes up often on the auction site and don't sell for much. If if looks well constructed, I don't know why it wouldn't be worth fixing to play, though. I know Haynes, Conn, Penzel-Mueller, Triebert, and Cuesnon (I've seen the Penzel-Mueller, Conn, and Triebert models appear on the great auction site in the last couple of years) made double wall metal clarinets, Dave, but I didn't think Selmer did? The single walled Selmer are at least the most beautiful of those in my opinion- I wish I had one to play and admire. I have a metal Alexandre Paris clarinet I got for $100 (comes apart like a "normal" clarinet") which needs work, but can be played. I think it sounds great, very comfortable to play, and it is light as a feather. I think it will be wonderful once it is restored. If you want to know about metal clarinets, see www.silver-clarinet.com or there is a french metal clarinet site as well that I can't remember at the moment that has a ton of pictures... The best ones are supposed to be Selmer, Conn, Buescher, Penzel-Mueller, Cuesnon, Triebert, H.N. White King "Silver King" and asst. others, early Noblet, Bettony "Silva-Bet", Buffet, and select French models/stencils. Pro models can often be recognized by a mechanical tuning barrel, a gold wash inside the bell, comes apart in multiple sections, etc...- though not always.
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