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Author: Patty S.
Date: 2001-07-15 22:58
Has anyone played on a selmar 10sII. My local music store has one for sale that I am interested in but I want to know if people think it's a good horn..
Thanks
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Author: mw
Date: 2001-07-16 00:46
The 10S II is a professional clarinet. We've been over this countless times, it really doesn't matter what WE think. It's what _you_ think that counts. Try & playtest as many clarinets as you can. Find what works for you best.
Our opinions won't get you far at all.
Don't mistake polite conversation (saying nuuice thinsg about another clarinet than ther one you won) & it's niceties for getting down to the nitty-gritty.
Best of luck to you. ClarinetFest is coming up in August @ New Orleans. IMO, its the best place to pick a horn out & get the best price! Chances are it can be regulated on the spot, depending upon who sells it to you, who is brought along this year.
Buying a clarinet should be a fun experience.
mw
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Author: Hiroshi
Date: 2001-07-16 02:32
In Japan I read an article that this line of Selmer was quite welcomed by professional people some several years ago. Some of the merits reported are:
1)focussed tone,
2)good projection,
3)good intonation,
4)C85 series mouthpiece, which comes with the horn in Japan,is well selected to match the bore of the clarinet smaller than ordinary Buffet and 10G(0.574").
5)Overall results show very much improvement in workmanship.
I like my 10SII* (* is revision mark for Japanese 442Hz market) for its price and uses with Greg Smith Kasper and Chadash 'A' barrel(smaller bore). SInce this setting does not bring very big sound, it may be better for ensemble works than for orchestra.
However, one bottleneck seems to exist. This horn imposes a little more resistance than ordinary Buffet. Some people may not like this. Besides, if mouthpiece bore size is mal-selected, this resistance will become still bigger.
It would be happy if this might be a little info for you to make trial. IMHO.
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Author: Brenda Siewert
Date: 2001-07-16 15:56
Patty, ask your dealer if you could take it home for a couple of days on approval--or put it on a credit card and return it within 10 days. That way you could "test" it on the music you'll be playing and compare it to the other instrument you've been using. Some major music stores will let you do that.
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