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Soprano Selmer Privilege

Author: Paul Aviles
Date: 2009-06-26 17:43

Dear Selmer Privilege players,

I have been going in circles trying new horns. I am presently playing Yamaha CSGs but want to see what Selmer has to offer. My first attempt was a two hour trip to a Selmer Pro Shop to try a new Signature. To me the horn had the same response characteristics of a Leblanc Concerto II. This is not necessarily bad, but it is smaller and has a less nimble response than my current horns.

So now the Selmer shop assures me that the heretofore unavailable Privilege is significantly different enough to warrant another two hour drive out to try one. They feature leather pads at the bottom with "resonators," gortex pads at the top and the company line is that the low "E" and "F" are perfectly in tune due to unique bore and undercutting configurations that don't effect the clarion..................hmmmmmm.

So ask you, are the playing (and tunning) characteristics wildly different from the Signature? Or, as the latest advice I got from the shop suggest, does it really play more like a Buffet Tosca?

Any subjective, objective, offhand comments regarding these horns is GREATLY appreciated.

..........thank you,

....................Paul Aviles

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