Clarinet, B-flat, low pitch
Maker
Edmund Chedeville
Date1960 ca.
Place MadeParis, France, Europe
Serial No.None
SignedStamped on barrel, top joint, and bottom joint: EDMOND / CHEDEVILLE / PARISStamped on bell (not original to clarinet): B / [soaring eagle] / PENZEL-MULLER / NEW YORK (PENZEL-MULLER / NEW YORK in oval cartouche) / U.S.N. (U.S. Navy)
MarkingsStamped above register tonehole on top joint: LP
Stamped between first and second toneholes on bottom joint: Bb
Description4 sections: barrel, top joint, bottom joint, bell. Boehm-Mazzeo system; 20 keys, 7 rings; Grenadilla wood body; nickel-silver keys, rings, ferrules; wrap-around register key.
Extensive custom modifications designed by Mazzeo, ca. 1960, include: throat g-sharp/a-flat key and A key; first ring activates a side vent hole; second and third rings activate a side vent hole; key modification on banana e-flat/b-flat key; key modifications on all right hand side keys (five keys); modified bridge key between joints; c-sharp/g-sharp key has additional touch piece activated by the right hand first finger, and original left hand touch piece has a roller; fourth ring activates sixth ring but not fifth; modifications to banana b/f-sharp key; rollers between right hand a-flat/e-flat key and f/c key; additional a-flat/e-flat key for left hand little finger with new connection.
DimensionsOverall length (from tip of mouthpiece to bottom of bell): 664 mm
Overall length (from top of barrel to bottom of bell): 591 mm
Barrel: 65.7 mm
Upper joint: 189 mm
Bottom joint: 238 mm
Bell: 103.2 mm
Bore at top of top joint: 14.4 mm
Bore at bottom of top joint: 14.5 mm
Bore at bottom of bottom joint: 21.9 mm
ProvenanceNo known provenance.
Credit LineRosario Mazzeo Collection, 1995
Object number05828
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