![]() The tone is almost as good as the Buffet, though - without entering into mysticism, and without a spectrum analyzer I can say no more about the sound quality. ![]() The keywork and intonation are decidedly inferior. Personally, I like mine, but not as well as my pre-R13 Buffet. The top-selling 1400B Model is based on the original designs of George Bundy’s student clarinets, Selmer clarinets offer construction that is built to last a lifetime thanks to its well-built construction dating back to its early history in the 20th century.'C' indicates it's a C clarinet (I think), '95887' means it was manufactured sometime around 1922, and 'L' means it was built to a'=440. For example, my C clarinet was made by Conn and has serial number C95887L. The remaining numbers are a monthly serial number. Fourth character indicates type of instrument.Selmer Signet Special Clarinet Serial Numbers I was referred to the Shrine to Music Museum (anyone heard of this museum? Their phone number is 60). The Conn serial numbers on are not relevant to Pan American clarinets, so it is not vintage 1926. I called UMI (Conn) in Elkhart, and the person in customer service told me they had NO SERIAL NUMBER lists for Pan Americans. My curiosity piqued again by the recent post by Mark Charette, which contained information contradicting what I had been told about the line of Pan American clarinets, I decided to do some digging. ![]()
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