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Re: the infamous Selmer Paris Omega topic....

Author: Chris P
Date: 2006-10-08 19:33

Is the M followed by a four figure or five figure serial number?

Only the keywork looks fairly recent (having concave bevelled cups rather than straight), and the old M series had a metal tenon ring on the top joint and the bell was almost a straight cone. The pillar heads for the F/C and Ab/Eb keys are small on this clarinet - the older M series had large pillar heads which were the same size as all the others, and cut away to make clearance for the keys.

http://tinypic.com/43rwdq8.jpg

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Howarth of London
1998 - 2010
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Post Edited (2006-10-08 19:43)

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