Since the creation of the company, musicians have been the starting point of all Selmer's adventures, and the black series illustrates this once again.
A few years ago, Michael Lowenstern, a renowned clarinettist based in New York, asked Selmer Paris to build him a black bass Privilège clarinet. This was done and it didn't take long for other musicians to show interest. Several special orders were made before it was decided to offer this special finish to the public. So in 2017, Henri SELMER Paris added the black finish to his catalogue for the Bb/A and bass Privilège models, as well as Bb/A Présence.
The acoustic definition of the instrument remains the same, it is the finish of the keywork and its fittings (balls, thumb rest, ferrules... ) that changes. These parts are plated with a refined and sustainable finish of matt black chrome plating.
A beautiful softness and roundness of tone, a great sound projection capable of filling the largest concert halls, easy articulation and homogeneity in all registers, impeccable intonation and ease of blending with other instruments that I highly appreciate as an orchestral musician. Radovan Cavallin
- Key: Bb
- Bore diameter: 14.35mm / 0.565 inch
- Delivered with two barrels: 64.5 & 65.5 mm
- System: standard Boehm N°1B (17 Keys, 6 Rings) with left hand Eb lever
- Barrels, body joints and bell: grenadilla wood
- Keywork: silver-plated nickel silver
- Adjustable thumbrest
- Leather, Gore-Tex and cork pads
- Metal tenon sockets (male + female)
- Blue steel springs