selmer signet special clarinet

[dmeacham5]

I do not play clarinet but one of my friends does i know Selmer is a good brand, but is the Signet special a good series?

[jacojdm]

I see no indication at all from this page that Selmer USA is still making wood clarinets in Indiana:
http://www.conn-selmer.com/en-us/our-in ... /clarinets

Having recently been to the plant, I can attest that C-S is, in fact, manufacturing wood (and plastic) clarinets (and other woodwinds) in the former Armstrong plant in Elkhart.

Among the wood clarinets manufactured there on "modern" CNC lathes are the LeBlanc "Bliss" clarinets, the Selmer CL201 and CL211, and, the LeBlanc L60 bass clarinet. Many plastic instruments (of the clarinet family, as well as oboes and bassoons) are also manufactured in Elkhart.
The CL601 and 711 are of Asian origin.

[jacojdm]

bloke "with gobs and gobs of Bundy/Signet clarinet parts...as well as Vito/Normandy/Noblet".

Also of note, after shuttering the French LeBlanc factory, all of its production and stock of grenadilla was moved to Elkhart.

[dmeacham5]

any idea the value of one of these clarinets?