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Author: Ben Shaffer
Date: 2018-12-13 03:44
I bought a used Selmer Soloist.
it looks pretty old judging by the Case and the MP which is a HS*
The Seller had done a reefirb on it for her Daughter maybe 15 years ago and she herself played this Clarinet 25 or so years ago
The serial # is 16097, any idea how old this Clarinet might be?
it sounds great!
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Author: Bob Bernardo
Date: 2018-12-13 04:07
Hi Ben,
It's a good horn. The mouthpiece is OK, but I'd make a switch. She can wait a bit and if your daughter is taking lessons see what her teacher says.
Often a refurbed horn can actually be in worse condition as so many people stink at repairing. This is considered a warm sounding.
Those were the downsides. The good parts are this is a good horn. She should get many years of enjoyment out of this. But again have an advanced player or her teacher play it to make sure there are no leaks from the pads and the joints. If so, this kills any enjoyment because of the horn squeaking.
Added who wants a used mouthpiece. It may have dents and scratches on it. Get a decent one, but avoid Vandoren M series. They are too long in length and may not play in tune.
Also get a mouthpiece with a smaller tip opening. You can email me for suggestions and mouthpieces that won't cost you a ton of money.
If you can't find anyone to check out your horn sent it to me at no charge. Just $7 for shipping. If it needs repair I'll do it at no cost.
Designer of - Vintage 1940 Cicero Mouthpieces and the La Vecchia mouthpieces
Yamaha Artist 2015
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Author: Ben Shaffer
Date: 2018-12-13 04:21
Hey Bob,
thanks for your good advice.
This is a Horn for me, the Daughter is the sellers.
It was cool seeing what I believe was the original HS* MP.
The seller was unaware that the Horn had had a crack in it and had been repaired with the Band and Pin.
I knew as soon as I saw a photo of it that it had had a crack, but really with the band and the Pining the Crack is not going to get any bigger.
I played the Clarinet with my VD M13 MP and it sounds very good
although the Clarinet looks in very good shape the Clarinet leads me to believe its pretty old
That said if anyone knows the year of production of a serial # of 16097 I would love to know it
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