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Standard Boehm Systems

Author: fserra
Date: 2005-05-05 14:51

Hi, any one can tell me where i can get the info or definitions for all the possibilities of a Boehm Clarinet.
I was reeding in selmer paris that they develop their clarinets with this types of keyboards:

°1 System Boehm, 17 keys, 6 finger rings
N°1B System Boehm standard, with standard Eb lever (left hand)
N°1RF System Boehm standard, with F key booster
N°1BRF System Boehm standard, with F key booster and Eb lever (left hand)

Where can i get the standard for this....

Thanks in advance.

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Re: Standard Boehm Systems

Author: contragirl
Date: 2005-05-05 15:10

The F boosters are found on the Tosca, right?

All I know is the full boehm and reformed boehm. And in between you get an extra alternate Eb lever (which I assume is one of the above).

Then you could always go into the mazzeo and McIntyre. Lol.

*shrug*
--CG

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Re: Standard Boehm Systems

Author: Don Berger
Date: 2005-05-05 16:13

We have discussed the more common Boehms, in threads prob. titled as Full Boehm, the "standard" 17/6 [keys/rings], [several]18/6 or 18/7's. 19/7 and 20/7. C G mentioned the [several] Mazzeo's, and McIntyre, and I'll add Stubbins model, which had some popularity some time ago. There are many more "inventive/patented" keying variants [US Pat class 84. subclass 380 +] which apparently had no commercialization that I have found. I've tried to find some of these, perhaps they are only museum "oddities", some of these being [Only] models, dating back to when a "working model" was required for patentability !! I believe the patent office has some rooms full of these !!, and stopped requiring this !!!. And then there are the extended-range soprano, alto, bass and contras, some called Bassets, others just E R's. A number of our cl "good books" have pics and some discussions of the pros and cons. Ah, yes, CG mentioned Reform B's, there was a Double B also, prob. even more !! "Nuff for now ? Don

Thanx, Mark, Don

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Re: Standard Boehm Systems

Author: javier garcia m
Date: 2005-05-05 16:28

excluding Mazzeo and McIntyre, as DB says, you can find pictures of all Boehm combinations in Patricola clarinets, the standard 17/6 with or without Eb lever, the full Boehm 20/7 and the combination in between.
<www.patricola.it>

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Re: Standard Boehm Systems

Author: John Stackpole
Date: 2005-05-05 19:24

javier g. m.:

Do you have another URL for Patricola? The one you gave takes me to a single page with no further links to detailed pictures.

Thanks

JDS

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Re: Standard Boehm Systems

Author: Mark Charette
Date: 2005-05-05 19:46

http://www.patricola.com/ brings you to the same place. Make sure JavaScript is enabled or you'll never see their menus.

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Re: Standard Boehm Systems

Author: John Stackpole
Date: 2005-05-05 20:02

Ah ha - turns out that Patricola is one of those very rare sites that neither Mozilla Firefox (on a PC) nor Safari (on my wife's iMac) can display properly.

Internet Explorer (on a PC) did just fine.

Thanks

JDS

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