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Author: Katfish
Date: 2001-12-11 20:36
I have a student who just bought one. It seems like a nice horn; wood, adjustable thumb rest, silver keys. Does anyone know anything about them? What is the bore size?Any other info.
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Author: Charles
Date: 2001-12-11 23:30
I owned once. It's a top of the USA Selmer line horn. It looks beautiful but doesn't sound as good as it looks. It's a intermediate level horn.
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Author: Ashley
Date: 2001-12-12 04:30
I played one once....didn't like it.....it just didnt play well for me. just the appearance of the horn kind of bothered me - the wood was more black than brown, the bell had engraving all over it, and they keys were tarnished even though it was brand new. just wasn't my style...
~ashley
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Author: James
Date: 2001-12-12 07:03
Eeek. I have been to a few camps where people played those horns, i didn't like the sound they had and i didn't like the sound i had when i played it. They don't seem to responsive to me. For the price range a Buffet E13 or international, or a Leblanc Sonata would make better quality instuments for the same or cheaper price.
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Author: Brenda Siewert
Date: 2001-12-12 13:42
There are two Omegas: one is made in Paris and is an entry-level professional model, the other is made in USA and is an intermediate instrument. They are very, very different from one another and I don't know why Selmer doesn't rename one of them to end the confusion. The USA instrument has the engraving on the bell and is the most common one to show up on eBay. The Paris model is identical to the Prologue II and can only be bought at certain Selmer dealerships. It's not available through online markets.
I have owned both models. The bore size on the Paris Omega is .567" reversed cone bore with undercut tone holes and silver-plated keys. It has a nice, big tone that is a bit darker than the Series 10 models and is a well-made instrument.
The USA Omega has a .557 bore.
As I mentioned, they are very different instruments. The Paris model is far superior in every way to its USA cousin.
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