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Re: What was wrong with the Selmer 10G?

Author: prigault
Date: 2021-09-18 18:41

ruben wrote:

> ACCA: I think you're right and I doubt whether I'll get very
> far with Selmer. That said, Buffet has a model called la
> Légende that is basically a tarted-up version of I- don't-
> know- what model of the 60s. It would seem to me that there
> could be a market for a real Selmer A-440 clarinet that would
> appeal to all countries where they still play at A-440.
>

That old model is the BC20, which had a sound of its own, but unfortunately the same goes for its intonation (hardly bearable for today's standards). So Buffet wanted to rejuvenate the former character while fixing the latter.

The Légende is the second iteration of clarinets on that bore family.

Interestingly, the first instrument on this line of bore was the Tradition, which was primarily intended for the US market. Buffet "did things right" for this process, recruiting several US clarinetists into the design. And what happened ? The Tradition sold really poorly in the US and did well in Europe, so much so that Buffet re-issued the Tradition only a few years later with changes aimed a the European players (borrowing its art-deco look, new medallion and plated posts from the Légende that is a hit in Europe). So you never know in advance the extent of the gap between the design/marketing intentions and the commercial reality.

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