Selmer Paris Radial

mchs3d · 09-30-2005, 10:52 PM

Ok, here goes. I've had a Selmer Paris Radial 2 for the past 4 years. Great trumpet, I love playing on it, but I hardly ever find info on it. It took me a couple years just to figure out that the model is known as a "Radial 2" because valves 1 & 3 are tilted at a 2 degree angle from valve 2. Basically, what I know about is that Maurice Andre teamed up with Henri Selmer to create this trumpet sometime in the 1960s. That's about it. I've heeard from a number of accounts that Selmer Paris trumpets are very good trumpets, but I was wondering if any professionals know some background information on this mysterious trumpet. Thanks in advance!

mchs3d · 12-10-2005, 11:51 AM

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trptbenge · 12-13-2005, 08:24 PM

The Radial 2 was the successor to the K Modified and Maurice Andre was involved in the design. The valves were made to better match the natural path of the fingers when they push down on the valves. Selmer discovered that the shorter tubing between the valves had another effect. That was to improve intonation.

The Radials were great horns but for some reason they never enjoyed the popularity of the K Modified and I am not sure why.

Mike

mchs3d · 12-14-2005, 04:28 PM

Great, thanks! I'll keep on playing it.

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mchs3d Pianissimo User Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 99	Selmer Paris Radial Ok, here goes. I've had a Selmer Paris Radial 2 for the past 4 years. Great trumpet, I love playing on it, but I hardly ever find info on it. It took me a couple years just to figure out that the model is known as a "Radial 2" because valves 1 & 3 are tilted at a 2 degree angle from valve 2. Basically, what I know about is that Maurice Andre teamed up with Henri Selmer to create this trumpet sometime in the 1960s. That's about it. I've heeard from a number of accounts that Selmer Paris trumpets are very good trumpets, but I was wondering if any professionals know some background information on this mysterious trumpet. Thanks in advance!
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12-13-2005, 08:24 PM	#3 (permalink)
trptbenge Pianissimo User Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Atlanta Posts: 105	The Radial 2 was the successor to the K Modified and Maurice Andre was involved in the design. The valves were made to better match the natural path of the fingers when they push down on the valves. Selmer discovered that the shorter tubing between the valves had another effect. That was to improve intonation. The Radials were great horns but for some reason they never enjoyed the popularity of the K Modified and I am not sure why. Mike

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