Clarinet, F
Date1815 ca.
Place MadeGermany, Europe
Serial No.none
SignednoneDescription5 sections: barrel, top joint, middle joint, bottom joint, bell. Simple system; 6 brass keys with round, flat covers, mounted in rings and blocks, with springs attached to keys; boxwood body; horn ferrules; sixth key is a C-sharp/G-sharp; German style wooden mouthpiece with grooves for string ligature; wooden mouthpiece cap.
DimensionsComplete (from top of mouthpiece to bottom of bell): 424 mm
Complete (from top of barrel to bottom of bell): 378 mm
Barrel: 32 mm
Top joint: 120 mm
Middle joint: 61 mm
Bottom joint: 85 mm
Bell: 72 mm
bore at top joint: 11.2 mm
bore at bottom of top joint: 11.6 mm
bore at bottom of middle joint: 11.2 mm
bore at bottom of bottom joint: 15.6 mm
(measurements exclude tenons)
Published References"1995 Acquisitions Include Rare Clarinets, Vintage Strings." _The Shrine to Music Museum Newsletter_ 23, no. 3 (January 1996): 2.
Credit LineRosario Mazzeo Collection, 1995
Object number05820
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