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Author: Mafiozi
Date: 2014-07-13 21:40
Hello, everybody! Do anyone have a clarinet Selmer Privilege New? I have a problems. All notes in the third octave sound low. Do you have this problem? Standard fingering does not help. Play with the valve open E flat, but it does not help. I think back and take clarinet Buffe. What do you think?
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Author: Paul Aviles
Date: 2014-07-13 21:55
My thought is that it may be the result of an incompatibility with your present mouthpiece. Some "custom" mouthpieces tend toward large tone chambers that make the "short tube" notes too low.
............Paul Aviles
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Author: Mafiozi
Date: 2014-07-13 22:05
> My thought is that it may be the result of an incompatibility
> with your present mouthpiece. Some "custom" mouthpieces tend
> toward large tone chambers that make the "short tube" notes too
> low.
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> ............Paul Aviles
I tried 3 mouthpieces. Nic Solist, Vandoren CL5 & B45. All notes are low. My dealer said that all three clarinets lowered an octave. But I played Selmer Signature, Privilege & 10 on any clarinet notes are not lowered to the third octave. I think it`s fake or defective Instrument. on which you play the clarinet? Do you exactly playing third octave?Paul Aviles wrote:
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Author: BbMajorBoy
Date: 2014-07-13 23:43
I played one of these once and noticed the same thing. That day was a very hot and humid one. Have you tried it in all humidities?
Leonard Bernstein: "To achieve great things, two things are needed; a plan, and not quite enough time."
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Author: TomS
Date: 2014-07-14 05:15
I have a recently retired friend that split his time with several colleges as the clarinet and bassoon instructor. One college in particular purchased a bunch of Selmer instruments (I think he said the Signature?) and all were hopelessly flat. He was able to send them back ... I'll have to ask him again. That really perplexes me ... The Signature is great instrument ...
Tom
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Author: Paul Aviles
Date: 2014-07-14 17:37
I cannot recall with certainty which mouthpiece I used when I auditioned the Privileges (they do all tend to be medium close, short lay) but I did not have any intonation issues. My experience was quite the opposite. I had though just purchased Yamahas and the Selmers were much more costly. I still look forward to crossing paths with the Privilege again in the future.
I hope you work out the issue with yours.
Keep us posted.
.............Paul Aviles
Post Edited (2014-07-14 17:38)
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Author: Paul Aviles
Date: 2014-08-07 04:59
I want to apologize for initially sounding a bit dismissive on this topic. The latest Selmer offering, the Presence clarinet, does play noticeably flat starting at the fourth line "D" and getting worse to the second ledger line "C." After that, the notes are all pretty flat!!!
If you are referring to the very latest Privilege (with the Valentino Masters pads and the engraved Low B cup) than perhaps Selmer has done something ghastly to what was their best clarinet offering to date.
..........Paul Aviles
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Author: echelonphoto
Date: 2021-08-04 18:26
Hi. I recently bought a Selmer Prescence Clarinet used but in almost new condition. I felt it was a bargain at 1/3rd the new price. Now I have played a Buffet 1965 series r13 for 30 years, but felt it was getting blown out. I love the tone and intonation of the selmer, but its been a bear trying to adapt to the key work. The throat a key is too close to the first finger ring, which is slightly higher than on the buffet. The pinky G# key is to high a fat and the lh c-f key is in a weird place. In general a lot of the keys are too fat. I find my fingers stumbling over each other. Have tried bending them, but there is always a conflict. I thought I might be able to buy some spare keys from selmer and grind them down to a slimmer shape and if that doesnt work, return the instrument to stock. Any one have any similar experience? I am in my 70's, but still have very good technique...MM in music performance.
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