Clarinet, B-flat
Maker
Henri Selmer
Date1953
Place MadeParis, France, Europe
ModelSelmer-Mazzeo “Centered-Tone” Full-Boehm Model 808
Serial No.P6999
SignedStamped on top joint: DÉPOSÉ / HENRI / SELMER / PARIS (HENRI / SELMER / PARIS within a wreath) / FRANCE / Centered (diagonal script) / Tone (diagonal script)Stamped on bottom joint: HENRI / SELMER / PARIS (within a wreath)
Description2 sections: top joint, bottom joint -- missing barrel and bell. Boehm-Mazzeo system; 8 keys, 1 thumb plateau key; Grenadilla wood body; nickel-silver keys and ferrules.
This is an unfinished, experimental Selmer-Mazzeo “Centered-Tone” Full-Boehm model 808 with the following key modifications: most keys and rings removed; some tone holes plugged and re-drilled; special, large thumb-plateau key; special, left-hand throat A and g-sharp keys; two split, right-hand, little-finger keys.
DimensionsOverall length (from top of top joint to bottom of bottom joint): 457 mm
Upper joint: 181 mm
Bottom joint: 276.5 mm
Bore at top of top joint: 15 mm
Bore at bottom of top joint: 14.5 mm
Bore at bottom of bottom joint: 23 mm
ProvenanceNo known provenance.
Published ReferencesReeves, Deborah Check. "The Mazzeo System Clarinet: An Historical Review." _The Clarinet_ 26, no. 2 (March 1999): 62-64.
Credit LineRosario Mazzeo Collection, 1998
Object number06113
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