The two best lists of Noblet serial numbers I have found do not include the N model. Loree Oboe Serial Number ListĪnd the barrel with this is the right bore and length, but does not appear to be a Noblet barrel. There was a very minor chip on the upper LH tenon. There was a deep chip broken from the lower tenon, 1/2 inch long, which I fixed by splicing in a piece from another clarinet. Only one small chip on the top tenon of the LH joint was filled and stabilized.10Dec2012, # A33609, perhaps from 1973. Some wear spots beinging to show on keys. No wear marks on the keys.Ģ3Nov2012, # 35831, perhaps from 1963, TV-screen logo. Excellent intonation!.25Sept2012, # A47260, TV-screen logo, 14.8mm bore at top and bottom. There is some case damage to the keys, but no wear marks. Selmer Oboe Serial Number Lookupīump in top trill key.

Great intonation and response.6Mar2012, # B77550, TV logo, from the late 1980s.

This has 14.8mm bore at the top, and 14.75 at the bottom of the LH joint. Extremely small tenon chipping repaired, two small places on the top of the LH joint.These are shown in the “before” pictures. Slight repair to middle tenon.Ĥ state medals in case from Indiana! Sent to Bill who plays in NY and FL.Feb2012, # 26768, TV logo, from early 1960s. Bump/hump on the top trill key.Jun-2011, # 55216, TV logo, straight top trill key. Bump/hump on the top trill key.Jan-2011, # A71439, 1977, TV screen shaped logo. Old pinned crack on LH joint stabilized and made less visible.Dec-2010, # 91735, 1970, TV screen shaped logo. Bump on top trill key, TV screen shaped logo.

This has the diamond shaped logo.August 2010, # 36074, probably from 1963, has straight right trill keys, without the bump. Has the new style top trill key with hump (as in the picture above). However this sharpness indicates that the 1973 model did not yet have poly-cylindrical bore technology.This clarinet is most appropriate for: Intermediate to advanced musicians. Update after testing # A30271: The newer model plays very similarly, only about 10 cents sharp on low B-flat and A. This particular instrument is flatter on low A and mid-E because of a replaced tone hole. Any flatness is due to my playing loudly for the test. I normally would be flatter than this with such a long barrel.

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