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Re: Series 9 options?

Author: Chris P
Date: 2017-08-31 19:27

Buffet also offered the same keywork options as did Leblanc until the '90s.

Amati still made them until recently from what I can see - the only one they list on their site now is a full Boehm A clarinet:
http://www.amati.cz/en/woodwind-instruments/clarinets/b-ehm-system/item/184-acl-675

The term 'full Boehm' only applies to clarinets with 20 keys and 7 rings and built to low Eb. In addition to that, Selmer also offered the Mazzeo and Marchi systems which were full Boehms with even more gadgetry.

The full Mazzeo model was a full Boehm which also had a LH low Eb lever, articulated F#/C# key and I think the Ab/Eb key was linked to the articulated C#/G# key (not a good idea as you can't use the Ab/Eb key for altissimo E), plus the Mazzeo mechanism for the throat notes with a clutch so it can be disengaged.

The Marchi system had an extra speaker vent on the barrel with a piggy-back style vent key (like the split C# vent on soprano saxes or the trill keys on Fossati pro level oboes and cors). It had extra touchpieces and mechanisms to allow the altissimo register from high E upwards to be played with the same fingerings as the lower register.

Former oboe finisher
Howarth of London
1998 - 2010
The opinions I express are my own.

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