[TPIN] A Selmer Balanced cornet???

[Thomas E. Meacham]

Graham and Bob,

If I may, I'd like take back what I just posted re a "balanced model"  
Selmer cornet.

I have compared the photos of the cornet for sale on eBay with the  
only "long-model" Selmer cornet I can put my hands on at present (not  
a K-Modified model), and the cornet on eBay definitely has some  
proportions that are different from my cornet.  The valve cluster on  
the eBay cornet appears to be about one "valve-casing's-width" farther  
forward than on my own cornet, and the pinky hook on the eBay horn is  
right at the curve in the leadpipe, while on mine it is about an inch  
back from the curve.

So there  is definitely something going on here .  I'd like to compare  
it to other "K-Modified" cornets to see if it is different.

One other point in my earlier e-mail remains, though.  I don't think  
Selmer ever offered a cornet that it specifically referred to as a  
"balanced model." Selmer only referred to its trumpet model of that  
design.

Selmer used a variety of wraps for their cornets, and early (pre-WW  
II) cornets typically appear "wider" side to side than the later ones.

All very interesting for Selmer fans; for others, just boring  
minutiae, I'm sure...

Tom Meachm
Anchorage, Alaska

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On Nov 28, 2008, at 8:42 AM, Graham Young wrote:

> I had a look andn it is a "long" model cornet and is indeed "balanced"
> Action.
> Very interesting. Valve cluster is moved forward as in the trumpets.
> -- 
> Graham Young
> Hamilton Musician Services
> 905-928-4671
> gjyoung at mountaincable.net
>
>
> On Fri, November 28, 2008 11:57 am, Bob Romans wrote:
>> There is a 1976 Selmer K-Modified cornet for sale now on Ebay...the
>> seller says it's a balanced model, and it LOOKS like one...I never  
>> knew
>> there is a "Balanced Model Selmer cornet"... Am I seeing things"
>> Warm regards,
>> Bob Romans,
>> 1617 Lakeshore Dr.,
>> Lodi, Calif. 95242
>> Ph 209-747-1148
>> www.cellblockseven2002.net "If you must choose between two evils,   
>> choose
>> the one you haven't tried yet."
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