Clarinet, B-flat
Maker
Henri Selmer
Date1963-1967
Place MadeParis, France, Europe
ModelSelmer Series 10 Mazzeo Model 20 Custom Modified
Serial No.T4778 (top joint)
V2848 (bottom joint)
SignedStamped on barrel: HENRI / SELMER / PARIS (within a wreath) / [five point star]Stamped on top joint: MAZZEO / MODEL / DÉPOSÉ / HENRI / SELMER / PARIS (HENRI / SELMER / PARIS within a wreath) / FRANCE
Stamped on bottom joint: HENRI / SELMER / PARIS (within a wreath)
Stamped on bell: HENRI / SELMER / PARIS (within a wreath) / SERIES / [floral leaf] 10 [floral leaf] / B (script)
MarkingsStamped on back of bell almost under the ferrule (as noted on original catalog sheet): MADE IN FRANCE
Description4 sections: barrel, top joint, bottom joint, bell. Boehm-Mazzeo system; 21 keys, 5 rings; Grenadilla wood body; nickel-silver keys, rings, ferrules.
Extensive custom modifications designed by Mazzeo include:
- top joint: extended brass thumb plate over plateau key for left hand; right hand side key for throat B-flat; elongated and angled register key; elongated and modified shape for left-hand g-sharp'/a-flat' key; extra right-hand side key with overlapping extensions on other right hand side keys; c-sharp'/g-sharp'' key extension that is operated with right hand;
- bottom joint: articulated left hand b'/right hand c-sharp'' modification of continuing to hold the c-sharp'' while depressing the b' key; additional a-flat/e-flat'' key for left hand little finger;
- bell: ringless
DimensionsOverall length (from tip of barrel to bottom of bell): 594 mm
Barrel: 66 mm
Upper joint: 188 mm
Bottom joint: 236 mm
Bell: 104 mm
ProvenanceGift of Rosario Mazzeo, Carmel, California, 1995.
Published ReferencesReeves, Deborah. "Historically Speaking." _The Clarinet_ 50, no. 3 (June 2023): 28-31.
Credit LineRosario Mazzeo Collection, 1995
Object number05830
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