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Author: Djudy
Date: 2019-09-22 20:09
I have what I believe is a Selmer 9 full with low Eb but no extra C# on the right hand joint : left hand (upper) = 271g, right hand (lower) = 373g.
If it walks like a duck, and quacks like a duck, is it a duck? Probably is, even if it's a funny-looking duck, and my instrument certainly is that. I bought it from an older sax player here in France who's not a clarinet geek, got tired of it lying around and sold it cheap. Don't know where he got it but the thing's a wreck cosmetically yet it plays nicely and like a Selmer of it's vintage. Selmer logos on the bottom joint & bell, totally worn hardly visible traces of logo on upper joint, matching serial number barely visible on both joints S55xx, hexagonal speaker bush, rings and thumb rest identical to my CT, keywork close but not identical to my CT, maybe because of the tenon overlap hole. But it's had a hard life, the body looks like driftwood, the finger rings are all worn to a thread , the silver plated keys were apparently replated long ago and are ugly and rough, and the last owner was a chain smoker , the thing stunk when I got it!! Oh yes, and they drilled out the selmer logo on the barrel to mount a mike on the sweet spot, apparently not worried about the future. Still there is enough coherence in the instrument and resemblance to photos of other instruments that I believe it is a Selmer product. This clarinet has not yet been seen by a luthier and maybe I've missed something glaring but it would seem that we are now more in the domaine of archeology or palentology for certain instruments and will have to go with intuition for lack of more solid proof. After sanitizing it to get rid of the smell I'm very pleased with the sound and that Eb/Bb key.
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jdbassplayer |
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Tony F |
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John Peacock |
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jdbassplayer |
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clarimad |
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m1964 |
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jordan.1210 |
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Djudy |
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m1964 |
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Chris P |
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Luuk |
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m1964 |
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clarimad |
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m1964 |
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DougR |
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clarimad |
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m1964 |
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DougR |
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m1964 |
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clarimad |
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