Clarinet, B-flat
Maker
Jules Gérard
Date1915 ca.
Place MadeParis, France, Europe
Serial No.None
SignedStamped on top joint: B flat / QUALITÉ SUPÉRIEURE (in banner) / JULES / GÉRARD / A PARIS (from JULES in oval cartouche)Description5 sections: barrel, upper body joint, lower body joint, tunable lower extension, and bell. Grenadilla or cocus wood body with nickel-silver ferrules and keywork. Albert system with 13 keys and 4 rings. Wrap-around register key. Patent C-sharp. Little finger rollers. Barrel, tenons of upper joint, sockets of lower joint, and tunable extension are lined in metal. The body has 3 metal C-shaped braces at the joints on the back, which act as guides for putting clarinet together and aligning tuning slides. A metal boss at each keeps the joints from being pulled too far. The tuning slide extension has two holes that align with the two bottom soundholes.
DimensionsOverall length (from tip of barrel to bottom of bell): 576 mm
Barrel: 62.5 mm
Upper joint: 195 mm
Bottom joint: 190.5 mm
Bell: 109 mm
Lower extension (without tuning slide): 38.2 mm
Tuning slide: 35 mm
Bore at bottom of barrel tuning slide: 14.7 mm
Bore at top bottom joint tuning slide: 14.7 mm
Bore at top of lower extension tuning slide: 15.8 mm
Bore at bottom of lower extension: 21.5 mm
ProvenancePaul and Jean Christian Collection St. Paul, Minnesota, 2006.
Published ReferencesReeves, Deborah Check. "Historically Speaking." _The Clarinet_ 47, No. 1 (December 2019): 38-41.
Reeves, Deborah Check. "Historically Speaking." _The Clarinet_ 36, No. 1 (December 2008): 22-23.
Credit LinePaul and Jean Christian Collection, 2006
Object number10937
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