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RE: Where to go?

Author: Ken Shaw
Date: 2002-07-15 17:43

Mel -

Fraising is done to correct the intonation or even out the tone quality of particular notes, and each note and hole is worked on individually. It's not a magic process that you do to all the holes and it automatically corrects everything.

For a Selmer Signet Special, which was an intermediate step-up from a plastic Bundy, it's frankly not worth the work. When the intonation problems start to get in the way, and you become sensitive to them, it's time to get a top-line instrument that has these problems mostly taken care of. If you want to stay with Selmer, you should start saving for a Signature. Even at that level, intonation is not perfect, and an artist technician can touch up things with a bit of fraising, but you have to start with an instrument that's pretty close to begin with.

Best regards.

Ken Shaw

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