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Re: Selmer Presence

Author: echelonphoto
Date: 2021-08-04 18:26

Hi. I recently bought a Selmer Prescence Clarinet used but in almost new condition. I felt it was a bargain at 1/3rd the new price. Now I have played a Buffet 1965 series r13 for 30 years, but felt it was getting blown out. I love the tone and intonation of the selmer, but its been a bear trying to adapt to the key work. The throat a key is too close to the first finger ring, which is slightly higher than on the buffet. The pinky G# key is to high a fat and the lh c-f key is in a weird place. In general a lot of the keys are too fat. I find my fingers stumbling over each other. Have tried bending them, but there is always a conflict. I thought I might be able to buy some spare keys from selmer and grind them down to a slimmer shape and if that doesnt work, return the instrument to stock. Any one have any similar experience? I am in my 70's, but still have very good technique...MM in music performance.

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