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Author: bhelde
Date: 2019-09-03 08:20
Hello,
I own a Selmer K series (K65**) and was wondering if anyone has any information on this clarinet series. It seems to be tuned to 442 or 445 because it is constantly 1/4 of a cent sharp. Seems quite old, but has the wreath logo.
Thank you!
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Author: Bill
Date: 2019-09-04 01:47
I have one. They were most likely made in the mid-1920s. At any rate they were the models before the "Radio Improved" (early 1930s, L series) and famous "Balanced Tone" (mid-1930s to early 1940s, L- and M series). They have a narrower bore than the instruments that followed them, and some players (such as Earl Thomas) really like them. I do. Also, and this is just experience and observation, not fact: I think the wood used was denser than the later Selmers.
Tuning is a mystery to me. So many things affect it. If you are using a mouthpiece made after 1960, that may be your first clue as to the sharpness. Barrel length? Your mouthpiece has to be old.
Enjoy!
Bill Fogle
Ellsworth, Maine
(formerly Washington, DC)
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Author: Hank Lehrer
Date: 2019-09-04 03:32
Bhelde,
There are 100 cents in a semi-tone. Did you mean to say something other than "1/4 of a cent sharp" which is well in tune?
HRL
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Author: bhelde
Date: 2019-09-04 03:34
Sorry Hank,
I intended for it to mean about 25-30 cents sharp.
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