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RE: Problem with Selmer bass

Author: Robert Small
Date: 2001-02-24 05:23

I probably don't have a strong case to have the horn replaced under warranty as the problems could be considered subjective--a couple of notes that don't respond the way I think they should. Hopefully I can get a repairman here in my home area (metro D.C.) to improve the problem notes. If not I'll condider sending the horn to a clarinet specialist like Bay or Ridenour. Meanwhile I have been playing the two low C horns mentioned above. Both horns play well with one playing especially well. The problem areas of the low Eb horn (model 35) are non-existent on the 37s. The clarion and altissimo registers are really effortless. The chalumeau has a rich, fat, and powerful sound and the only problem I have encountered is the tendancy of the low C#/Db and the low C to distort or gurgle when I try to play at a loud volume. But I think this will clear up as my embouchure adapts to the extended range. I can already get a good sound at MF or so on these notes and I feel it shouldn't take long to be able to produce a FF without the aforementioned gurgling. I had this problem with the low Eb on the 35 when I first got it but now I can really punch it (the low Eb). So it looks like I'm going to have to get one of the 37s. Unfortunately I'll have to pay for it out of a fund that I had earmarked for a much needed new car. But I suppose I can squeeze another four or five years out of my '89 Dodge Caravan.

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