Selmer Paris · Clarinet · Bb
55 Clarinet — Selmer Paris model 55 clarinet
Introduced1939 onwards
Discontinued1940
A one-year model (M serial numbers, first shown in the 1940 brochure) that bridges the Balanced Tone and the Centered Tone.
15.00 mm bore, large tone holes, Tone Control Chamber register vent.
Where it sits. Introduced 1939, discontinued 1940. To date a specific Selmer Paris instrument, use the serial number — the model era is the context, the number is the date.