Clarinet. Nominal pitch: B♭.

Selmer

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Instrument

Clarinet/Clarinets/Wind/Musical Instrument ; Clarinet

Instrument Family

Wind

Maker

Selmer

Place Made

Paris ; Europe ; France ; Western Europe

Date Made

1935

Description

Technical description: Blackwood with german silver ferrules and keywork. Five pieces: mouthpiece, barrel, upper section, lower section, and bell. Sharing original named plastic mouthpiece marked for ligature. L4 levers on 2 pivots. 17 keys, 6 rings. L0: T + ring F₄/C♮₆; speaker. L1: T + ring F♯₄; throat A♮; throat A♭. L2: T + E♭₄/B♭₅ corresponding ring. L3: T; cross E♭₄/B♭₅. L4: C♯₄/G♯₅; F₃/C♮₅; E₃/B♮₄; F♯₃/C♯₅. R1: T + ring B♭₃/F♮₅ via correspondence; side E♭₄/B♭₅; side F♯₄/C♯₆; trills 1-2. R2: T + ring B♮₃/F♯₅ via correspondence. R3: T + ring B♮₃/F♯₅ via correspondence; cross B♮₃/F♯₅. R4: G♯₃/E♭₅; E₃/B♮₄; F₃/C♮₅; F♯₃/C♯₅. Keyhead type: modern. Keymount type: screwed in pillars. Playing accessories: Reed, ligature, and reed-cap. (5246) and (5247) are cased in an original black case lined with red velvet. Also in case: a key and cork grease. Label outside of lid "SELMER". General usage of type: BT (balanced tone) was a model favoured by many fanous US musicians such as Benny Goodman. (5246) in B♭ and (5247) in A are a matched pair of clarinets. Previous ownership: purchased via eBay.

Other Information

General usage of type: BT (balanced tone) was a model favoured by many famous US musicians such as Benny Goodman.

Notes

H. Fricke, Oct-Dec 2006.

Measurements

594, 671 with mouthpiece.

Provenance

purchased via eBay. ; Bequest of Sir Nicholas Shackleton, 2006.

Collection

MIMEd ; Sir Nicholas Shackleton Collection

Accession Number

5246

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