Selmer Paris Serial Numbers Bass Clarinet
Find great deals on eBay for selmer paris bass clarinet. Shop with confidence. Professional clarinets since 1885 The Series: is the letter in the serial number itself and not the model Series. Example: Selmer, Series 10S, #B0478 is a B Series made in 1980. Eb contrabass saxhorn by Adolphe Sax, 1851 (Selmer Paris collection) Serial numbers, 1922 / 2001 Serial numbers list for Selmer Paris Saxophones (from 1922 to 2001). Serial numbers list for Selmer Paris Saxophones (from 1922 to 2001).
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Later Metal clarinets had and adjustable barrel with a highly grooved section, earlier models where not adjustable. Date Soprano Harmony Metal 1/1/19 (14) 1000 1/1/20 (15) 2000 1/1/21 (16) 3000 1/1/22 (17) 4000 300 1/1/23 (18) 5000 (300) 1/1/24 (19) 6000 1/1/25 (20) 7000 1/1/26 (21) 8000 1/1/27 (22) 9000 1000 1/1/28 (23) K1000 1/1/29 (24) K2000 2000 1/1/30 (25) K3500 (K3000) 1/1/31 (26) K5000 (K4200) 1/1/27 K5600 1/1/28 K7000 1000 1/1/29 K8400 sn1906 courtesy of Junkdude.com 1/1/30 K9800 900 2000 1/1/31 L1000 Later Metal clarinets had an adjustable barrel with a highly grooved section, earlier models where not adjustable. –> Bb 23xx & A 29xx with adjustable barrel 1/1/32 L2100 3000 1/1/33 L3250 1/1/34 L4300 4000 1/1/35 L5500 1/1/36 L6600 5000 RI – Radio Improved started around K7000 BT – Balanced Tone started around L5000 The modern Selmer emblem starts in 1926, somewhere around K4500. There was also an earlier emblem, up to somewhere in the 4000’s, that has a winged globe over the H SELMER A PARIS oval. I have heard that the winged-globe emblem indicates the era when Henri Selmer himself still tested and finished the clarinets but that’s purely anecdotal, there’s no reason to assume it’s true, but he was primarily a clarinet player and i’m sure he tested many of the clarinets produced in his factory – why not? Wouldn’t you!! The RI model begins around K7000, the BT around L5000.
At least not any of the few dozens I've seen. 
I guess it's possible they made a few with lyre holders though.
All the toneholes are raised to increase the total length of each tonehole. The barrel, to a lot of modern Selmers have a smaller bore than the upperjoint. This barrel seems to provide a level of centered and resistance to make the clarinet a very balanced instrument preventing the player from “overblowing” in a sense. Though to someone like myself that prefers excessive dynamics, ie being able to go from not only very soft pianissimmos but to loud but balanced fortissimmos, the Signature is a bit too reserved to my liking. This in no way means there is a problem with the clarinet in any regards but that it is more of a symphonic or chamber players clarinet. For me, I really enjoy my Leblanc LLs for chamber music as it can mix very well tonally with other select woodwinds and string instruments but then I don’t play them often for the same reason.Other players have commented that the Signatures are “stuffy”. But I like the term “reserved”.
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But both entry and exit bores of both joints were exactly the same. And a few measured toneholes diameters on the upper joint were exactly the same but on the lower joint the toneholes were smaller on the Series 9. The P series and 9 are both modified boehms but have the same entry/exit bore dimensions top and bottom joints. In the below pictures you can see some of the keywork differences between the Centred Tone and Series 9. This is comparins S06xx and P and R CTs. CT (Centered Tome) on top, 9 (Seriese 9) on bottom. Same entry/exit bores but the 9 is longer (and the bells are the same length.