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Clarinet, C

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Clarinet, C

Maker: J. G. or J. W. Jaeger
Date: 1820 ca.
Place Made:Neukirchen (Markneukirchen), Saxony, Vogtland, Germany, Europe
Serial No: none
SignedStamped on bottom half of lower joint: IAEGER / NEUKIRCHEN
MarkingsStamped 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)
Credit Line: Gift of Bessie Pettigrew, 1974
Not on view
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)
Object number: 00125