Selmer (Paris) Clarinets 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. We have no information on Selmer clarinets made before the L Series Selmer Paris clarinets in various years through the 1980s had markings similar to “Sole Agents, US & Can Selmer New York – Elkhart”. Clarinets with markings similar to these can be identified as clarinets exported to the United States. European and Canadian Selmer clarinets had no markings. A fantastic writeup on the beginning of Selmer Paris from Don Makrill The Bb Boehm system clarinet was first introduced in the Selmer catalogue in 1910 per the. Harmony and Metal clarinets were serialized separately until at least 1930.

By the N series all their instruments are serialed together. 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. Massive Vst Dubstep Presets Download. 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.

The workshop at the Leblanc headquarters in Paris became a meeting place of the. Leblanc's new student clarinet case is a reflection. Calendario Barbanera Pdf. Serial Numbers; Buescher.

The Noblet 27 was modeled after. The Leblanc L27 clarinet. I have a Leblanc catalog that describes this model. The serial number does not match Noblet's. LeBlanc Symphonie 3. Bb Soprano Clarinet. Serial Number 889B. Manufacture dates to the very early sixties (because that's when the original owner bought it!) There's a lot of information on Leblancs HERE at the 'Clarinet Perfection' website. This was a top of the line LeBlanc clarinet from the early. Selmer Paris Clarinets & SeleS by Selmer Paris Clarinets. Completely setup and regulated in our Official Selmer Paris ProShop - Financing Available.

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. The articulated G# was not particular to the M-series, it appears in some horns of every model up to even the 10S. K Foster Year of make Serial number Emblems (click on pic to see larger view) 1885 to 1926 1904 – clarinet launched at the Saint Louis / USA Exhibition no records 1910 Catalog – click the pictures for full screen 1/1/1927 #400 1928 Ads – click on picture for full screen 150x 1/1/1929 #3070 sn#531x 1/1/1931 #9999 Emblem change. The old emblem, pictured right was similar to the Buffet Logo in that H. Selmer is on the top arch, Paris on the lower arch both in an oval.