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Selmer Omega Paris

Author: Garth Libre
Date: 2012-02-29 01:37

I've been searching the archives about this beautiful affordable clarinet. Aomw people on this board speak highly of it as a musical instrument (not just an object of beauty) and then other times people speak of it in disparaging terms (such as simply awful or horrid). Can we please come to some reasonable objective agreement about whether or not this is a viable instrument or just a collector's item? The 50's Omega is based on a clarinet that frequently gets the thumbs up, (the Selmer centered tone), so it really can't be that sub-standard. Can someone who isn't a great musician but only aspires to be competent with a lot of heart get this instrument to play well? When we speak badly of older instruments in comparison to newer respected ones like an R-13 or a pro Yamaha, aren't we really saying that such and such older instrument has only a few minor flaws or quirks and not that it's hopelessly flawed? Let's please drag this topic out and give it a measure of clear critique.

Garth

Garth, 305-981-4705. garthlibre@yahoo.com

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