Selmer Boehm System Clarinet

Description:

This clarinet was made by Henri Selmer & Cie in Paris, France in 1924. It is a Boehm System clarinet in B-flat, made of ebony with German silver keys and ferrules. This clarinet is stamped:

H. SELMER
A
PARIS
BREVETE
S.G.D.G.

This clarinet was previously owned and used by Harold I. Woolridge (1895-1971), as a member of the Sousa Band from 1924 to 1927.

Date Made: 1924

User: Woolridge, HaroldReferenced: Sousa, John PhilipAssociated: Sousa BandAssociated Person: Selmer, HenriMaker: Selmer, Henri

Place Made: France: Île-de-France, Paris

See more items in: Culture and the Arts: Musical Instruments, Music & Musical Instruments, Clarinets, America on the Move

Exhibition: America On The Move

Exhibition Location: National Museum of American History

Related Publication: Berger, Kenneth. March King and His Band, The

Credit Line: Gift of Mrs. Richard N. Peterson

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: MI.75.28Accession Number: 314090Catalog Number: 75.28

Object Name: clarinet

Physical Description: ebony (overall material)german silver (overall material)Measurements: overall: 26 1/2 in x 3 in; 67.31 cm x 7.62 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a4-466e-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_606366

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