The Clarinet BBoard

The Clarinet BBoard The C4 standard

New Topic | Go to Top | Go to Topic | Search | Help/Rules | Smileys/Notes | Log In

Previous Message | Next Message

Re: bore shape and tone holes

Author: clarinetguy ★2017
Date: 2016-12-03 18:05

I know I'm getting slightly off topic here, but I found Bob's comment about tone hole sizes to be very interesting. Back in the early 70s when I was in high school, it was the dream of many serious players to own an R-13. At the same time, I knew several people who had pro Selmers and liked them. I performed in an orchestra one summer, and the player next to me had one. He played very well and his Selmer blended nicely with my Buffet, but the first thing I noticed was that the first (and possibly second) upper joint tone holes were larger than those on my clarinet. I'm guessing he had a Series 9 or possibly a Series 10.

At the time, there were more Selmer Paris dealers than there are now, and if a serious student wanted to go to a music store to try one, it was possible. For some reason, Selmer decided to pull back. In Michigan and in many parts of the US, it's unfortunate that it's necessary to travel or order online if one wants to try one of these clarinets.

Reply To Message | Avail. Forums | Flat View

Newer Topic | Older Topic

Topics