Mark VI bow variations | History Notes

[@harryrivera5713]

Thanks Douglas for your Selmer Research. I always knew my 88xxx VI alto was a long bow but never noticed the two tildes. I love how it plays and will never part with it. Great to know more of the history behind these classic intstruments

[@ianlevo]

Thank you for this! This confirmed my feeling that there were medium bow revisions at the end of production!

[@gwenshroyer]

Great explaination of the bow variations of the MK6.

[@bedlambreakfast5548]

This is exactly the kind of hyper-specific, nerd content I'm into.

[@Zelde-M]

So informative & helpful. Thanks.

[@jeffmill]

Quick reference: * 1:58 Short bow (55-60): (no reg. mark) "Mo" * 2:21 Short bow (60-75): "(R)" "Mo" * 2:28 Medium bow var 1 (75-87): "o(R)o" "Mo" * 2:38 Long bow (87-136): "~(R)~" "M" * 2:56 Medium bow var 2 (136-201): "~(R~)~" "M" * 3:13 Medium bow var 3 (201+): "(R)" "M."

[@kingperkoff]

Thanks!

[@rloomis3]

And what practical differences, if any, did the varying combinations confer on the horn and how it played?

[@benhostetler268]

217 MK VI alto and I can confirm just the R no dots, and the Serial reads M. 217