Klarinet Archive - Posting 000169.txt from 1999/08

From: Richard Bush <rbushidioglot@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [kl] VERY OLD HENRI SELMER INSTRUMENT PARIS FRANCE Item #142193489
Date: Tue, 10 Aug 1999 09:35:01 -0400

Thanks Bill,

This was a very interesting metal clarinet to look at.

For those who might not know exactly what they are looking at or didn't
go to e-bay for a look:

The clarinet has a two piece body with a with a connecting joint in the
middle.
The bell is separate. (All told, four pieces, just like a standard
clarinet--mpc, barrel, upper joint, lower joint and bell.)
The C#/G# is articulated and there is a sliver key between the first two
rings of the lower joint to trill it.
The C#/G# mechanism is integral with the lower section.
It also has a split Eb/Bb mechanism on the upper joint.

This instrument (from what I could make out by looking at the photos)
would take quite a bit of work to get it going. Many keys are bent.
However, this WOULD BE a metal clarinet worth having as part of a
collection.

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