Clarinet, C
Maker
J. G. or J. W. Jaeger
Date1820 ca.
Place MadeNeukirchen (Markneukirchen), Saxony, Vogtland, Germany, Europe
Serial No.none
SignedStamped on bottom half of lower joint: IAEGER / NEUKIRCHENMarkingsStamped on top joint and upper part of bottom joint: C / [broad arrow]
Description5 sections: barrel, top joint, middle joint, bottom joint, bell. Simple system; 5 brass keys with flat, square covers, mounted in rings, blocks and lower stock bulge, with springs attached to keys; boxwood body; ivory ferrules; fingerholes lined with brass; zinc tube inserted in barrel. Wooden mouthpiece.
DimensionsOverall height: 521 mm
Mouthpiece: 74 mm
Barrel: 44.4 mm
Upper joint: 163 mm
Middle joint: 101 mm
Lower joint: 114 mm
Bell: 96 mm
Max. diam. of bell: 77 mm
(all measurements excluding tenons)
Published ReferencesKramer, Jerry E. _Clarinets Made between 1800 and 1880 from the Collection of the Shrine to Music Museum_. M.M. Thesis, University of South Dakota, Vermillion, 1983. (p. 14, 15, 20, 177; plate I)
Credit LineGift of Bessie Pettigrew, 1974
Object number00125
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