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Author: Irwin
Date: 2001-03-31 13:38
What is the difference between them? Assuming both are in equal condition, which is the better horn?
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Author: jbutler
Date: 2001-03-31 18:16
Depends on what kind of sound you're after. The series 9 is a large bore horn, the 10G is polycylindrical. The 10G would be the better choice for classical work. The Series 9 will offer less resistance and may be used with an open mouthpiece for contemporary/jazz music.
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Author: Anji
Date: 2001-03-31 21:58
The 10G was Selmer's clone of Anthony Gigliotti's Moening-tweaked Buffet.
I had a Z series that I thought was just okay...I love the Series 9s although they are not so refined or 'mannered'.
I like both, the price point is the biggest concern.
Uncracked versions of either should be available under $800, pinned versions will still be worth test playing but have considerably lower resale value.
What are you currently playing? Sometimes what is really needed amounts to better reeds/tuning the horn/matching with a better mouthpiece...this could be less money and a smaller adjustment than buying a new stick.
anji
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Author: Jim
Date: 2001-04-01 10:43
I play a "9" and it is rather bright in sound. Sometimes my LeBlance Symphony 3 is a real pleasure. As for price of the 9, I have been offered more tha $800 even with a terrible case.
Jim
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Author: Hiroshi
Date: 2001-04-03 08:09
I had a 10G with a good Vandoren 2RV in 1970's. Its tone was very sweet.
Someone posted 'Anthony Gigliotti's Moening-tweaked Buffet' was made with very much efforts of Gigliotti and Selmer. It was not just cloned by Selmer technicians by one make but by many Gigliotti's testings throwing out many prototype 10Gs. Besides,by Moennig tuning cloning, It was born, so to speak, without R-13 intonation problems.
Another good thing. 10G's bore is designed as 0.574" , which is larger than those of 10SII and Recitals, This means it is easy to find mouthpieces since they are usually designed for this bore size. I do not know Selmer 9 series. But , if its bore is very larger, it may be difficult to find suitable mouthpieces. General tendency is: the smaller mouthpiece bore is than that of the clarinet, the more stuffier it becomes.
IMHO.
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Author: Ken Shaw
Date: 2001-04-05 00:59
Irwin -
Get in touch with Ralph Morgan, who's on Sneezy under mouthpiece makers. He can tell you the 10-G serial numbers that are good. According to him, there were about a thousand that were hand-finished under his direction, which are the only ones that are really good.
Best regards.
Ken Shaw
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Author: Mark Charette
Date: 2001-04-05 03:56
Oh, I don't know, Ken. My 10G is pretty good and not one of the hand finished ones ...
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