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Mazzeo System Clarinet in B-flat by Henri Selmer, Paris, 1953

NMM 6113.  Clarinet in B-flat by Henri Selmer,
Paris, 1953 Upper section of clarinet by Henri Selmer,
Paris, 1953 Lower section of clarinet by Henri Selmer,
Paris, 1953

NMM 6113. Clarinet in B-flat by Henri Selmer, Paris, 1953.  Rosario Mazzeo Collection, 1998.

Unfinished experimental full-Boehm model. The two body sections (missing barrel and bell) are permanently screwed together. Most keys and all rings removed. Toneholes for a' and register key have been plugged and redrilled in different locations. Custom modifications include: wrap around to side register key; extra long left-hand g-sharp' key; repositioned a' key; large left-hand thumb plateau key; elongated right-hand e-flat'/b-flat'' key; split touchpieces on right-hand f/c'' and e-flat/b-flat' keys.

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