Alto clarinet, E-flat, low pitch
Maker
Henri Selmer
Date1900-1925 ca.
Place MadeParis, France, Europe
Serial No.288
SignedStamped on top and bottom joints: [lyre] / H. SELMER / A / PARIS / [monogram] / BREVETÉ / S.G.D.GMarkingsStamped on top and bottom joints: 288
Description4 sections: metal neck, wood top joint, wood bottom joint, metal bell. "Albert" system; 18 touchpieces with additional low E-flat; 3 rings and 3 plateau keys; nickel-silver keys, rings, ferrules; manual double register key mechanism with the left of the two touchpieces split; appears to be an altered double register key: half-and-half thumb key, (left one of two manual register keys), key is split in half lengthwise with bottom part of key linked to right of two manual register keys to control lower register vent.
DimensionsMeasurements exclude tenonns.
From highest point to lowest point in straight line, without mouthpiece: 765 mm
Bore at bottom of top joint: 16.9 mm
ProvenanceArne B. Larson Collection, Vermillion, South Dakota, 1979.
Credit LineArne B. Larson Collection, 1979
Object number01401
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