1864), joins the Boston Symphony Orchestra as a clarinetist, remaining until 1901. The same year his younger brother, Alexandre (b. From 1898, with the help, Henri Selmer starts manufacturing clarinets and settles his workshop at 4, place Dancourt, Paris.1885: Creation of the Selmer Paris company: Henri Selmer begins manufacturing reeds and mouthpieces.2 Historical list of Selmer instruments.Among famous Selmer Clarinet players is Benny Goodman in his early career. It’s a student Malerne clarinet.Selmer Paris instruments have been played by many well-known saxophonists such as Marcel Mule, Claude Delangle, Frederick Hemke, Charlie Parker, John Coltrane, Paul Desmond, Herschel Evans, Zoot Sims, Michael Brecker, Sonny Rollins, Ornette Coleman and Coleman Hawkins. Screams “student” and nothing like a finely finished Leblanc professionalĬlarinet. The keywork is large, not highlyįinished and clumsy feeling, ie, a student instrument. I bought my Symphonie Artiste yearsĪgo on CraigsList hoping for the same thing. There have been ebay ads trying to tout a Symphonie Artiste as a LeblancĬlarinet. Malerne Stencil sold by Sears Roubuck & company Noticed the A6793 (supposedly a later serial number has no adjusting screw,Į3491 – 1946ish – had that nickel silver lining in the upper joint.Īdjusting screw on the throat keys. ( The dates areĪ6793 – 1942ish no lining and no throat adjusting screw. Way too many stencils names to list but look for the letter preceeding the numbers as a potential indicator.Ī1816 & A43xx has the Bb throat adjusting screw. “D” or “E”), even department stores such as Sears at one time resold a Malerne as a “Symphonie Artiste” model. Malerne made clarinets a variety of makers including Buffet (their Evette andĮvette-Schaeffer models – look for the serial number preceeding “A”, “B”, “C”,
In 1930s LeBret (Paris) was sold to Malerne. Malerne was a Noblet foreman and played in the La Couture Municipal Band when Mr. Not many of these have passed through my hands and I have not kept any measure dimensions or pics of them. The bore on the standard (on one measured instrument) was smaller at.
The Intermediate and Professional did (I assume all the time). The Standard model apparently did not have an adjustment screw on the G#/A Malerne (like SML) stenciled their clarinets and you can find Malernes as Conns, Olds and Linton, Evette (Buffet student), Evette and Schaeffer (Buffet Intermediate), Selmer UK clarinets and many others. The “Professional” which had 4 stars, the “Intermediate” which had 3 stars, and the “Standard” model which had no stars and was considered the student model. Malerne has three distinct soprano clarinets. More accurate information please please contact Steve Information may be correct at one certain time or another. The history of Malerne clarinets is sketchy at best, so the following
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