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Not to be confused with Eugen d'Albert.

Belgian instrument maker (1816–1890)

Eugène Albert (April 26, 1816 – May 11, 1890)^[1] was a Belgian woodwind instrument maker, primarily known for his clarinets, based in Brussels.

His work started around 1839,^[1] and his sons, Jean-Baptiste (1845–99), Jacques (1849–1918), and E.J. Albert, continued making clarinets until the end of the World War I. The model of clarinet he made is still widely known, especially in the U.S., as the "Albert system",^[1] although this model is basically the same as Iwan Müller's 13-key instrument, with the addition of some improvements inspired in his tutor, Adolphe Sax.^[1] Sax was the first to use ring keys on the clarinet.^[2] In 1840 he made an improvement in Iwan Müller's 13-key clarinet,^[3] adding two rings, or brille (glasses), to the lower joint.^[1] This resulted in the 13 keys / 2 rings clarinet.

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