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Re: R13 barrel and bell S/N

Author: Chris P
Date: 2015-11-21 06:13

The funny thing with the set of consecutively numbered V series Selmer Series 9* clarinets I have (from 1967) is shortly after I bought them, the previous owner emailed me in a panic thinking he forgot to send the bell for the A. So he sent it out to me along with a Cundy Bettony A clarinet lower joint. Turns out he had an extra bell that was made specially for the A clarinet, only this one didn't have the export stamp on it - just the Selmer logo and 'A' above it.

But it too carries the serial number of the A clarinet stamped on the back of the socket, so maybe it was rejected for some reason - only I can't honestly see why as the wood is good on it with no cracks or flaws. Maybe Gino Cioffi wanted them both with the extra info on the bell as this set were made specially for him, so maybe somewhere there's an extra Bb bell languishing in a drawer or cupboard somewhere with just the Selmer logo and 'Bb' above it, with the serial number on the back.

Former oboe finisher
Howarth of London
1998 - 2010
The opinions I express are my own.

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