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Clarinet, B-flat
Clarinet, B-flat
Clarinet, B-flat

Clarinet, B-flat

Date1797-1822 ca.
Place MadeLondon, England, Europe
Serial No.none
SignedStamped on bell: W. MILHOUSE / LONDON / 337 OXFORD STT Stamped on barrel, upper joint, middle joint, and bottom joint: W. MILHOUSE / LONDONMarkingsnoneDescriptionBoxwood with ivory ferrules. Simple system with 6 brass keys with square, flat covers.

In 1787, William Milhouse established his workshop in London, presumably after working for a time in Newark, where he is believed to have had a shop with is brother Richard.
DimensionsOverall length (from tip of mouthpiece to bottom of bell): 670 mm
Overall length (from tip of barrel to bottom of bell): 602 mm
Barrel: 53 mm
Upper joint: 215 mm
Middle joint: 102 mm
Bottom joint: 123 mm
Bell: 114 mm
Bore at top of top joint: 14.0 mm
Bore at bottom of top joint: 14.4 mm
Bore at bottom of middle joint: 14.4 mm
Bore at bottom of bottom joint: 19.5 mm
(excluding tenons)
ProvenancePurchased in 1997 from William J. Maynard, Massapequa, New York.
Credit LineBoard of Trustees, 1997
Object number06003
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