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Title: Selmer RL2 serial numbers
Post by: Xose on February 02, 2012, 06:19:23 PM

Quote from: Xosé

...I have a Selmer RL2 like that one, serial number 1180. The Casbah one is serial number 1168...

How could we find a date for those Selmer serial numbers??

Best!! ;)

Xosé

Title: Re: Selmer RL2 serial numbers
Post by: Xose on February 02, 2012, 07:34:30 PM

I got this cat scan, dated 1961:

(http://img690.imageshack.us/img690/8673/selmerrl2catlogoprecios.jpg) (http://img690.imageshack.us/i/selmerrl2catlogoprecios.jpg/)

Xosé

Title: Re: Selmer RL2 serial numbers
Post by: Bobber on February 03, 2012, 09:28:53 AM

Quote from: Xose on February 02, 2012, 06:19:23 PM

How could we find a date for those Selmer serial numbers??

I have no better idea than to contact Selmer.

Title: Re: Selmer RL2 serial numbers
Post by: Xose on February 03, 2012, 10:14:30 AM

Thank you Bobber!! ;)

I did it time ago. They told me that they don't keep archives for those days...

Xosé

Title: Re: Selmer RL2 serial numbers
Post by: Bobber on February 03, 2012, 12:34:28 PM

Can't they at least give an indication?

Title: Re: Selmer RL2 serial numbers
Post by: Xose on February 03, 2012, 01:43:17 PM

I'm afraid they didn't...

Anyway, that cat scan would place those mics around 1961...

Xosé

Title: Re: Selmer RL2 serial numbers
Post by: Hello Goodbye on February 03, 2012, 11:27:46 PM

Selmer has tried hard to help owners date their instruments.  Their website has a section on product serial number information but it doesn't include pick ups and microphones.

http://www.conn-selmer.com/content/resources/serialno.php (http://www.conn-selmer.com/content/resources/serialno.php)

Title: Re: Selmer RL2 serial numbers
Post by: Xose on February 04, 2012, 12:47:18 PM

Right...

It's a pitty they haven't included that info. I guess they haven't kept the sources for that...

Best!! ;)

Xosé

Title: Re: Selmer RL2 serial numbers
Post by: Hello Goodbye on February 05, 2012, 07:36:07 AM

Yes, Xosé.  Selmer really didn't keep records of dates and serial numbers for accessories.  They kept good records for their higher-end instruments.  For example their Buffet clarinets.  They didn't keep records for their intermediate grade clarinets, like my Signet 100...



(http://i39.tinypic.com/2128lr5.jpg)

Title: Re: Selmer RL2 serial numbers
Post by: Xose on February 05, 2012, 08:03:44 AM

Thank you, Hello Goodbye!! ;)

Nice clarinet, indeed...

Best!! ;)

Xosé