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Conn Pan American
This is from David Mack Endres, dmendres@slb.com:
Jul 18, 2008 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. Great deals on Selmer Clarinets. It’s a great time to upgrade your home music studio gear with the largest selection at eBay.com. Fast & Free shipping on many items! Vintage Selmer Signet Special Clarinet Made by Elkhart Indiana. Brand: Selmer. Was: Previous Price $250.00. Free shipping. Selmer Paris France K Series Bb Clarinet.Selmer Signet Special Clarinet Serial Numbers LookupMy 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. I called UMI (Conn) in Elkhart, and the person in customer service told me they had NO SERIAL NUMBER lists for Pan Americans. The Conn serial numbers on woodwind.org are not relevant to Pan American clarinets, so it is not vintage 1926. I was referred to the Shrine to Music Museum (anyone heard of this museum? Their phone number is 605-677-5306).
I contacted the museum, and was told the following: The instruments in question are actually ’Violin Finish’ clarinets manufactured for the Conn Pan American student line. Production started soon after WWII as Conn got it’s instrument lines running. They were manufactured from 1947 until 1949 or 1950. Records were destroyed so no serial number information is available. They are indeed a wood laminate. They would have probably been successful but a bad batch of wood was used and they got a reputation for cracking. As a consequence of this bad reputation the line eventually died. I find this striking because I had been informed by a instrument salesman familiar with the line that they had been guaranteed never to crack! Selmer Signet Clarinet Value
In summary, these ’rosewood’ look Pan American clarinets were a brief post war experiment in producing wood laminate clarinets with the durability of plastic (resonite) and an attractive finish. The experiment failed failed, possibly without good reason. I have heard various claims about their desirability as collector items, but the Museum could shed no light on this point. Facebook app on macbook pro.
Personally, I like mine, but not as well as my pre-R13 Buffet. The keywork and intonation are decidedly inferior. 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. I use it as a spare and when camping. And, I suppose one could claim I’m ’collecting’ it.
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Conn Pan American
This is from David Mack Endres, dmendres@slb.com:
Jul 18, 2008 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. Great deals on Selmer Clarinets. It’s a great time to upgrade your home music studio gear with the largest selection at eBay.com. Fast & Free shipping on many items! Vintage Selmer Signet Special Clarinet Made by Elkhart Indiana. Brand: Selmer. Was: Previous Price $250.00. Free shipping. Selmer Paris France K Series Bb Clarinet.Selmer Signet Special Clarinet Serial Numbers LookupMy 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. I called UMI (Conn) in Elkhart, and the person in customer service told me they had NO SERIAL NUMBER lists for Pan Americans. The Conn serial numbers on woodwind.org are not relevant to Pan American clarinets, so it is not vintage 1926. I was referred to the Shrine to Music Museum (anyone heard of this museum? Their phone number is 605-677-5306).
I contacted the museum, and was told the following: The instruments in question are actually ’Violin Finish’ clarinets manufactured for the Conn Pan American student line. Production started soon after WWII as Conn got it’s instrument lines running. They were manufactured from 1947 until 1949 or 1950. Records were destroyed so no serial number information is available. They are indeed a wood laminate. They would have probably been successful but a bad batch of wood was used and they got a reputation for cracking. As a consequence of this bad reputation the line eventually died. I find this striking because I had been informed by a instrument salesman familiar with the line that they had been guaranteed never to crack! Selmer Signet Clarinet Value
In summary, these ’rosewood’ look Pan American clarinets were a brief post war experiment in producing wood laminate clarinets with the durability of plastic (resonite) and an attractive finish. The experiment failed failed, possibly without good reason. I have heard various claims about their desirability as collector items, but the Museum could shed no light on this point. Facebook app on macbook pro.
Personally, I like mine, but not as well as my pre-R13 Buffet. The keywork and intonation are decidedly inferior. 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. I use it as a spare and when camping. And, I suppose one could claim I’m ’collecting’ it.
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