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SML Excella (not King)

Author: gingertonic
Date: 2016-02-26 02:12

Hi everyone, another history delve.

I have in my hands here a:
EXCELLA
S.M.L
PARIS
FRANCE

Serial# 8389

no banners/crowns etc.

Can't take pictures right now but it is essentially identical to this http://musikinstrumente.ru/klarnet-excella-sml-paris-francuzskoj-sistemy-sdelano-v-parizhe.html

I can find a bunch of info about SML and its clear cut stu-int-pro but not much about the Excella. Any info I have found is about the Excella as produced by King after they took over.

Seems in great condition, well made, nice instrument. Just wondering if anyone knows the original standing in the SML line etc. I'm told it's 1960s which would make sense, just before it was infiltrated by King.

I'll be purchasing based on how I feel with it, naturally, but it's always nice to know a bit about it's background.

Thanks for any input!

Ran away to circus. Bakson.

Post Edited (2016-02-26 02:45)

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Re: SML Excella (not King)

Author: Hiroyoshi
Date: 2025-08-03 04:32

So late reply, but I'd like to know too.
If you've got its background, could you let me know because I got one recently, but cannot find its background.

Thanks.

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Hiroyoshi

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Re: SML Excella (not King)

Author: Pearl Snow
Date: 2025-08-23 12:47

Based on the serial number 8389, your SML Excella clarinet was likely manufactured in 1951. While the "Excella" name is often associated with the later King stenciled models, it was originally an SML-produced instrument. The Excella was considered a student or intermediate model within the SML clarinet line, which also included the professional-grade "Marigaux" and "5-Star" models.

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