Clarinet, A
Maker
Gebrüder Mönnig
Date1920-1939 or 1946-1950 ca.
Place MadeMarkneukirchen, Germany, Europe
Serial No.40168
SignedStamped on top joint: GM (monogram) / Moennig (in cursive)Stamped on bell: GM (monogram) / Moennig (in cursive) / GEBRÜDER MÖNNIG / [starburst] / MARKNEUKIRCHEN
Stamped on barrel: [eagle] / PENZEL-MUELLER / LONG ISLAND CITY / N.Y.
Description4 sections: barrel (not original), upper joint, lower joint, and bell. Grenadilla or cocus wood body with solid silver ferrules and keywork. Oehler system with 18 keys (19 touchpieces), 5 rings, and 1 plateau key (5th fingerhole).
Fingering System:
1. Speaker key with ring and vent for LH1 to improve intonation of f#' (vent open) and c#''' (vent closed)
2. Ring + vent for LH2 to improve intonation of b-natural''
3. Ring for LH3 activating LH2 ring to improve intonation of forked bb''
4. Duplicate lever for RH1 c#'/g#''
5. Patent c#'' key is fixed, not detachable (as is common on full-Oehler)
6. Ring on RH1 to improve intonation on e'' and f''
7. Finger plate for RH2 that closes the tonehole on right side of instrument and activates vent keys to improve forked bb/f''
8. Ring for RH3 that activates vent
9. Key for RH4 g#/eb'' that closes vent to improve intonation of notes above c'''
10. Touch for RH thumb that opens vent on bell for low e and low f intonation correction
DimensionsOverall length (from tip of barrel to bottom of bell, 2.7 mm gap between barrel and top joint): 632 mm
Overall length (from top of top joint to bottom of bell): 565 mm
Barrel (not original): 66.6 mm
Upper joint: 211 mm
Bottom joint: 240 mm
Bell: 112.9 mm
Bore at top of top joint: 14.3 mm
Bore at bottom of top joint: 14.4 mm
Bore at bottom of bottom joint: 21.3 mm
ProvenancePurchased from Sid Glickman, Riverdale, Bronx, New York, 2010.
Published ReferencesReeves, Deborah Check. "Historically Speaking." _The Clarinet_ 42, No. 4 (September 2015): 20-21.
Credit LineAndré P. and Kay Marcum Larson Fund, 2009
Object number14464
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