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RE: Let's discuss Selmer clarinets

Author: Hiroshi
Date: 2001-04-19 01:46

I formerly had a Buffet RC Prestige but as I liked Selmer 10SII's very centered tone I switched to it. I felt my Buffet's tone is too dispersing and I disliked its harmonics made by rectangular bell hole devised by Carret.( I gave my Buffet to my elder brother. How glad he was!) I also played a 10G. I liked it too. Almost no resistance.

As to Selmer 10SII and Recital, there is one bottleneck. Its bore size is smaller than standard Buffet bore 0.574", for which almost all mouthpieces and custome barrels are made.This means carefull choice of mouthpiece and barrel is indispensble. I obtained a Chedeville style mouthpiece and a Chadash 'A' barrel, which has smaller bore, both from Greg Smith.
cf. 10G and Singature have standard bore sizes.

I tried to obtain a Recital, which I heard has very dark tones but in Japan it is not avalable today. Read Sherman Friedland's Corner. He is a Recital player and you can read why he choosed a Selmer mouthpiece C85-115(?) because of bore matching. (If you use C85-115 with 0.574" bore clarinets, it feels very stuffy. I experienced it when I played a 10G.)

When I played my Selmer 10SII I felt it a little stuffy but I found I can play it very smoothly by relaxing jaw pressure. The 10SII tells the player not to bite.

p.s. I dislike Buffet R-13's very American tone.

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