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Selmer 10 A clarinet questions

Author: claricat
Date: 2005-08-20 13:43

I'm in a community orchestra and just started looking for a good used A Clarinet (used, because I didn't think I could afford a good new one). I've been checking around, not having much luck, but then found that the biggest music store in town has two Selmer A clarinets (a Series 10 and a Series 10S) which are actually NEW but the store clerk said that the 2 horns have been in the shop since the 1970's never bought - which seems odd since this is a large city - but the clerk thought it was because everyone was bent on getting Buffet instead. So I tried both of them - both played better in the lower register and seemed somewhat resistant in the upper register. Also, the middle B note on both horns was weak. Are both those problems common for that make of horn? Otherwise I liked them fairly well (my B flat I've been playing for years is a Selmer Centered Tone, so I am used to Selmers). I liked the Series 10 a little better than the 10S.
The store is charging around $800 for either horn...does anyone have input on whether this is a good deal? Since the horns have been in the shop for over 20 yrs would it be acceptable for me to try to talk the price down?
Also, one thing I noticed about the Series 10 was that the barrel was a real tight fit and says "10S" on it whereas the other 3 pieces of the horn say just plain 10. Does that mean the barrel isn't the right one - shouldn't it just be a plain 10 not 10S? Also, wondered how to find out when the horn was made: the serial number on the Series 10 is Y7220.
Thanks!

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