Clarinet, C
Maker
Hermann Wrede
Date1814-1829 ca.
Place MadeLondon, England, Europe
Serial No.none
SignedStamped on bell: H-WREDE / 15 / ST JOHNS SQUARE / CLERKENWELL / LONDON / CStamped on barrel, top joint, middle joint, and bottom joint: H-WREDE / LONDON
Markingsnone
Description5 sections: barrel, top joint, middle joint, bottom joint, bell. Simple system; 5 brass keys with flat, square covers, mounted in blocks and lower stock bulge, with flat springs attached to keys; boxwood body; ivory ferrules.
DimensionsComplete (from top of barrel to bottom of bell): 533 mm
Barrel: 54 mm
Top joint: 165 mm
Middle joint: 93 mm
Bottom joint: 113 mm
Bell: 101 mm
Bore at top of top joint: 14.0 mm
Bore at bottom of top joint: 13.7 mm
Bore at bottom of middle joint: 13.6 mm
Bore at bottom of bottom joint: 17.6 mm
(Measurements exclude tenons.)
Published References"Recent Acquisitions." _America's Shrine to Music Museum Newsletter_ 27, no.1 (February 2000): 6.
Credit LineGift of William J. Maynard, 1999
Object number07411
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