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Re: Mazzeo Alto Clarinet

Author: Chris P
Date: 2019-08-15 01:51

"The one thing that confuses me is why low clarinets would even need a Mazzeo mechanism to begin with. The throat Bb already has its own dedicated tonehole which is activated without any special fingerings. The Mazzeo mechanism just adds needless complexity. "

If a player was brought up using Mazzeo fingerings from the outset and has only played Mazzeo system Bb/A clarinets, then playing a regular Boehm system bass clarinet without the Mazzeo mechanism fitted would be a problem for them. It's not about having the separate throat Bb vent hole - it's about the specific fingerings used between regular Boehm systems and Mazzeo systems.

They must've ditched the Mazzeo system harmony clarinets by the '70s as the Selmer catalogue I have from then only has the Bundy, Signet and Selmer Paris Mazzeo system Bb and A clarinets listed.

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

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