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Selmer S9 tenon too long?

Author: Walter Greenwood
Date: 2015-07-21 23:56

This is bizzarre. I have a Selmer Series 9 that has spent some years in the case since I acquired it. It had belonged to a pro player who played it regularly until he passed away. The joint between the upper and lower joints doesn't close all the way. The tenon isn't tight or binding, but solidly bottoms out before the gap is closed. The tenon is actually too long for the mortise that recieves it, by several millimeters. The serial numbers match, so I know the joints belong together. The only explanation I can come up with is that the tenon has expanded lengthwise or the mortise has contracted lengthwise. If the horn were doing that, I would expect to see problems with the key mechanisms, but I don't. What the heck is going on here?

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