I understand the Signet was made in the 60s and 70s timeframe, and probably into the 80s. Here are the stats.Īge is relative! School instruments usually experience more wear than one owned by an dividual, so yours may be newer than you would think. I was wondering if anyone knew how old this clarinet is, or where I could find out.
I don't know anything about clarinets, but upon further investigation I noticed that the pads were quite old and therefore I deducted that the clarinet itself was old.
I took it home, took it apart and cleaned it. I recently aquired a Selmer Signet Special for free from my band director, I rescued it from a pile of old insturments. The gooseneck, a section of pipe located immediately after the handslide section, serves as a "choke" to further balance the blowing resistance.New Topic | Go to Top | Go to Topic | Search | Help/ Rules | Smileys/Notes | Log In The venturi (constriction) and rate of taper in the mouthpipe affect the trombone's characteristic sound. Gold brass, softer and more red than the standard yellow brass due to a higher copper content, results in a warm tone. In addition to the shape of the bell flare, the type and thickness of the bell material also affect the sound. This is achieved by the use of one-piece construction, allowing for unrestricted vibration of the bell. For situations involving dark qualities or high dynamic levels without distortion, choose a heavyweight bell.īach Stradivarius trombones are famous for their fullness of sound and projection. Sterling bells create a full copliment of partials (overtones) in the tonal spectrum for a focused sound with great projection. Larger bore trombones, having bells with faster rates of taper, yield darker symphonic tone qualities. Smaller bore trombones having bells with slower rates of taper, produce a brighter jazz sound.
Slow tapers yield bright tones, while fast tapers produce dark, warm sounds. The shape of the tapered surface, or rate of flare, determines the characteristic sound of the trombone. As the bore size changes so does the bell design. Trombone bores are a measurement of the inside diameter of the inner slide tubes.
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