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veery715 · 03-23-2007, 11:57 AM

Selmer built trumpets in "batches", with the numbers on the valves beginning with 1,2,3 on the first one, 4,5,6 on the second, and so on. So your horn is the 7th in the batch. The serial number puts it around 1978. Tell us about the valves. Are they parallel to each other, or are they arranged with the first valve slanted a bit towards you, the second one straight up and down, and the third canted a but away from you? If so then you have a Radial 2 model.
Most vintage Selmer Paris horns are of high quality and should be a good playing instrument, Radial or not.
I have a 68 Radial and is fine instrument - I prefer it to my 180ML37 Bach Strad bought last year.

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veery715 Mezzo Piano User Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Ithaca NY Posts: 584	Re: Selmer - anyone know more about this trumpet I bought today?! Selmer built trumpets in "batches", with the numbers on the valves beginning with 1,2,3 on the first one, 4,5,6 on the second, and so on. So your horn is the 7th in the batch. The serial number puts it around 1978. Tell us about the valves. Are they parallel to each other, or are they arranged with the first valve slanted a bit towards you, the second one straight up and down, and the third canted a but away from you? If so then you have a Radial 2 model. Most vintage Selmer Paris horns are of high quality and should be a good playing instrument, Radial or not. I have a 68 Radial and is fine instrument - I prefer it to my 180ML37 Bach Strad bought last year. __________________ Music = Love Trumpets: Lawler Bb / Olds Recording / Schilke B2 Selmer Rad 2 / Yamaha 8310Z Holton MF ST 550S / Stage 1 California C Easyplay mini-trumpet (????) / Chinese Special / Benetone 1934 Cleveland (HN White) 603 Silver Plate w/ Gold Bell Kanstul ZKT 1525 Flugelhorn Cornets: Conn 36A / King Super 20 Master Olds Ambassador / Conn 18A King HN White 1904 Bb+A / Ohio Regent Soloist Conn 16E Eb/F Mellophone Piano, keyboards, vibes, congas, guitars, yada yada