Selmer and Bach
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Selmer and Bach
Personal curiosity. When did Selmer purchase Bach? Inquiring mind would love to know
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Re: Selmer and Bach
He sold it to Selmer in 1961, but the factory didn’t move to Elkhart until around 1965-66
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Jumping on this thread to get info on a silver Selmer (Paris) f horn I've owned since 1968. (I suspect '50's vintage) It does sport a brass inner bell but everything else is silver. I no longer play so am interested in letting it go to a new home. This is post #1 for me otherwise I'd start a new topic.
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- BGuttman
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Is this a Largo with F or a Bolero with F?
Looks kina nice. I would bet you could easily ask $1500 if it's as minty as it looks in the pictures.
Looks kina nice. I would bet you could easily ask $1500 if it's as minty as it looks in the pictures.
Bruce Guttman
Merrimack Valley Philharmonic Orchestra
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Merrimack Valley Philharmonic Orchestra
"Almost Professional"
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I am not versed enough to know what model it is. I know that the bell is no (or not much) bigger than a standard non-f horn. I don't see any name on it other than Selmer Paris and a serial number. I will compare it to pics of Largo and Bolero and see if it falls neatly into one or the other. Thanks Bruce!
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Re: Selmer and Bach
Largo is .547" bore slide (large bore) like a Bach 42, Bolero is .508" bore slide (small-bore) like a King 3b.
Check the mouthpiece size, that's your first indicator.
Check the mouthpiece size, that's your first indicator.
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Ok, I need to grab it back from the guy who was trying to help me sell it and put a mic onnit. "News at 11"
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Ok... I finally have the horn back. I need to know exactly where to measure the bore. I measure . 562 at the F tuning slide male area. A reminder that this is a bright chrome/silver horn. 7⅞" bell. Selmer Paris "Made in France"
Serial # 5874 on both slide and body.
Serial # 5874 on both slide and body.
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Re: Selmer and Bach
The end of the inner slide tubes inside the stocking is not totally reliable because often it's a bit smaller there than the actual bore, but check it there and interpret what the bore is likely to be, both inner tubes.
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