Clarinet, C
Date1820 ca.
Place MadeGermany, Europe
Place MadeBohemia, Europe
Serial No.none
SignednoneMarkingsStamped on barrel, top joint, middle joint, and bottom joint: C
Description5 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; dark stained boxwood body; wood ferrules; sixth key is a C-sharp/G-sharp.
DimensionsOverall length (from top of barrel to bottom of bell): 516 mm (almost a 2 mm gap between middle and top joints)
Barrel: 60 mm
Top joint: 158 mm
Middle joint: 84 mm
Bottom joint and Bell (frozen together): 209 mm
Bore at top of top joint: 13.1 mm
Bore at bottom of top joint: 13.2-14.0 mm (not round)
Bore at bottom of middle joint: 12.9 mm
Bore at bottom of bottom joint not possible because it is frozen to bell
Credit LineGift of William J. Maynard, 2000
Object number07479
On View
Not on view
1815 ca.
