Selmer Recital Bb/A Clarinet - EVO Key:Bb students with a ton of

students with a ton of other junk in their backpack or tote

the instruments are made in China

especially the tone hole surface that meets the pad

Once it’s installed

but without the double-register mechanism and D/G vent that came later

Selmer Recital Bb/A Clarinet - EVO Key:Bb students with a ton ofWe affectionately call the Selmer Recital clarinet "The Log". Why? Because it is a huge chunk of wood. Selmer's reasoning as I understand it was that more wood means a darker sound, so they increased the diameter of the wooden body by 2mm. Sounds like a minor change, but damn, you can really feel the difference in your fingers and biceps. It is dark I notice it most when playing quietly though not the darkest thing on my shelf, which tells you the