Selmer Bass Clarinet Serial Number Chart

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This topic is of particular interest to me because I'm in a similar situation. I acquired a Selmer USA clarinet a few years ago and have been playing it ever since.

I would love to no what the model is but other than a model number (1052), gold-plated keys and very nice grenadilla wood there is no way for me to determine the actual model name. I tried Selmer USA directly but they were of no help. As well I've tried to track it on other sites that carry Selmer model numbers but again, no success. My tech says the wood is better than the Selmer Signet Soloists that she works on but she can't identify the model either. It appears that it was purchased in the early 90's, given the dates on the literature that came with the instrument.

'Sax Chesnut Serial Number Chart, Conn - Selmer'. (Bass Flutes 0043-0059). 237000, 1969. Artley Clarinets 1971 - Present.

Anyone have any suggestions?

Year of Selmer Bass clarinet Author: ★2017 Date: 2008-05-29 02:47 I've just come across a Selmer Low C bass clarinet serial number X6720. I believe it is model 35 but they don't put the model number on their basses. I suspect it is from the 70s but they didn’t have a listing on the Selmer web page. I play one that I believe is model 31 or 33 number U648. I once asked the Selmer reps at a Selmer display what model mine was but they had no idea. There doesn't seem to be a correlation between the serial numbers. Does anyone know the answer to when it was made and if it is a model 35?

Thanks, ESP, www.peabody.jhu.edu/457 Re: Year of Selmer Bass clarinet Author: Date: 2008-05-29 03:09 I searched 'Selmer Clarinet Serial Numbers' on Google, and got a few different lists. Obdwiz serial keygen. U series seems to be from the mid sixties; X is from about 72-73. Re: Year of Selmer Bass clarinet Author: Date: 2008-05-29 03:30 FYI, there is a Selmer serial number list on this site: Best regards, jnk Re: Year of Selmer Bass clarinet Author: Date: 2008-05-29 03:49 I think (but not sure) they started making the the 35 (and 37) model in the 90s, around 1995.

If I remember right the models before that were the 31 low Eb and 33 low C (or was the 33 low Eb too?). I think the Series 9 was before that, but I'm not sure, and I'm also not sure when they started making each model (though I think it would say Series 9 if that was it). I'm guessing it is a 33. I think usually a Selmer reps at a display won't know much. For these types of things you need to find the right person to ask. I remember someone wanted to know about an old model from Buffet that looked completely different than any normal bass clarinet, but none of the people on the Yahoo bass clarinet group knew. It was only a French bass clarinetist consultant for Buffet who knew it.

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Maybe you can find someone simialr for Selmer. Re: Year of Selmer Bass clarinet Author: ★2017 Date: 2008-05-29 12:22 Thanks, that confirms my beliefs. It's a great model.