Thank you for your playing on this beautiful clarinet. Selmer make excellent clarinets as well as saxophones .I have recently come across a fine pair of superb Recital clarinets which are about 2 mm thicker. They can produce a dark, smooth sound across the whole range and sound more like English large bore instruments. It is mythical that Selmer clarinets are jazz clarinets. Of course the player has something to do with it. Buffet’s R13 has not been the the best selling professional clarinet without reason. Thank you for this lovely video. God bless you and yours. Bill UK
Thanks for commenting Bill; but don't thank me too much. I financially benefitted because I had these clarinets listed on the Internet for some time already but...when I uploaded this video, they were sold later that day!!! I also like the recital but...I am a little slow getting up to snuff on more the modern Selmers. When I performed in Madrid, I found many fine Spanish players who really love the Recital. My most fun is playing on optional versions. My own Selmer 9 Star is full-Boehm and my own Center Tone also has the articulated C#/G# which I love. I don't particularly like the LH A-flat/E-flat keys however. I am restoring an N Series Selmer in A that is also full-Boehm. The Serial number post dates the N-Series Centered Tones but this one is a little narrower in bore dimensions. Check out my favorite CT recording: th-cam.com/video/-1OOMcixT7A/w-d-xo.html.
Very nice demo Dennis! Thank you for doing this. Gorgeous tone! Your presentation is fabulous and I will listen multiple times. Now, a question. In your opinion, how does a Selmer Series 10 compare to either the Series 9 or 9* ? Is the Series 10 generally an improvement on the Series 9 (*), or are they just different? Thanks.
Hello Woww.....zer! Thanks for your input on this video. Even after I sold these instruments I kept it up because of the interest it piques as it did with yourself. The Series 10 was a complete turn-around for Selmer. It appears they were following the lead of other fine companies by narrowing the bore dimensions. Some was gained and some was lost. By getting maestro Gigliotti of the Philadelphia Orchestra involved the Series 10 and his new version (10G) increased respect for Selmer. When I was in college at Mich State Univ studying under Keith Stein (Chicago Symphony) there seamed to be a push by him to move fine students from the Selmer 10 to the Buffet R13. Many made the change successfully. Some of this was because Mr. Stein had "an in" with the Buffet importer and was involved in choosing only the 10% or of the finest Buffets for others. My first teacher (Bennie Gregurick, finest player I have ever worked with) had a Stein R13 and so did I. They were fine instruments. Years later I appreciate other options more affectionately. I have a Series 10, a 10-S and a 10-G. Upon restoration completion I will do another video such as this. Check back for details in this comment as I enter them in several months (today's date Nov 30th 2023). My delay has partly been people purchasing them from me before I get all three done at the same time. I also wish to do a study on the R13 -vs- 10G. Thanks again. Dennis (ps: I now play on Boosey & Hawkes, Selmer CT and 9(*) as well ans a Loree big bore).
I suspect that they are just different. Their 4 models Selmer have at present are very different. The older model The Recital is very much darker than the the one which followed .The Signature! Thanks for your comments. God bless you. Bill. Uk
Hello Toni, Have I sent you my email yet for another video? I certainly appreciate your input in the past: If not I am sorry for the delay, Reach out to me at 4hartshorn@gmail.com.
New player awaiting a restored 1959 9* model. Any suggestions appreciated!
Thank you for your playing on this beautiful clarinet. Selmer make excellent clarinets as well as saxophones .I have recently come across a fine pair of superb Recital clarinets which are about 2 mm thicker. They can produce a dark, smooth sound across the whole range and sound more like English large bore instruments. It is mythical that Selmer clarinets are jazz clarinets. Of course the player has something to do with it. Buffet’s R13 has not been the the best selling professional clarinet without reason. Thank you for this lovely video. God bless you and yours. Bill UK
Thanks for commenting Bill; but don't thank me too much. I financially benefitted because I had these clarinets listed on the Internet for some time already but...when I uploaded this video, they were sold later that day!!! I also like the recital but...I am a little slow getting up to snuff on more the modern Selmers. When I performed in Madrid, I found many fine Spanish players who really love the Recital. My most fun is playing on optional versions. My own Selmer 9 Star is full-Boehm and my own Center Tone also has the articulated C#/G# which I love. I don't particularly like the LH A-flat/E-flat keys however. I am restoring an N Series Selmer in A that is also full-Boehm. The Serial number post dates the N-Series Centered Tones but this one is a little narrower in bore dimensions. Check out my favorite CT recording: th-cam.com/video/-1OOMcixT7A/w-d-xo.html.
@@dennisdougherty7538 I have a 1973 R13 full boehm and it is fantastic.
I really enjoy my Selmer Series 9*. Wonderful clarinet!
Very nice demo Dennis! Thank you for doing this. Gorgeous tone! Your presentation is fabulous and I will listen multiple times. Now, a question. In your opinion, how does a Selmer Series 10 compare to either the Series 9 or 9* ? Is the Series 10 generally an improvement on the Series 9 (*), or are they just different? Thanks.
Hello Woww.....zer! Thanks for your input on this video. Even after I sold these instruments I kept it up because of the interest it piques as it did with yourself. The Series 10 was a complete turn-around for Selmer. It appears they were following the lead of other fine companies by narrowing the bore dimensions. Some was gained and some was lost. By getting maestro Gigliotti of the Philadelphia Orchestra involved the Series 10 and his new version (10G) increased respect for Selmer. When I was in college at Mich State Univ studying under Keith Stein (Chicago Symphony) there seamed to be a push by him to move fine students from the Selmer 10 to the Buffet R13. Many made the change successfully. Some of this was because Mr. Stein had "an in" with the Buffet importer and was involved in choosing only the 10% or of the finest Buffets for others. My first teacher (Bennie Gregurick, finest player I have ever worked with) had a Stein R13 and so did I. They were fine instruments. Years later I appreciate other options more affectionately. I have a Series 10, a 10-S and a 10-G. Upon restoration completion I will do another video such as this. Check back for details in this comment as I enter them in several months (today's date Nov 30th 2023). My delay has partly been people purchasing them from me before I get all three done at the same time. I also wish to do a study on the R13 -vs- 10G. Thanks again. Dennis (ps: I now play on Boosey & Hawkes, Selmer CT and 9(*) as well ans a Loree big bore).
I suspect that they are just different. Their 4 models Selmer have at present are very different. The older model The Recital is very much darker than the the one which followed .The Signature! Thanks for your comments. God bless you. Bill. Uk
I need to talk to you abou Maria Renold. Please tell me your email.
Hello Toni, Have I sent you my email yet for another video? I certainly appreciate your input in the past: If not I am sorry for the delay, Reach out to me at 4hartshorn@gmail.com.