Bass clarinet, B-flat
Maker
The Pedler Company
Date1936-1950 ca.
Place MadeElkhart, Indiana, United States, North America
ModelCustom Built
Serial No.W13947
SignedStamped on top joint: (music lyre) / THE PEDLER / CO. / ELKHART / IND. (all except lyre in oval cartouche)Engraved on bell: PEDLER / Custom Built (script) / ELKHART IND. (all in box with whole bell engraved in art deco-type styling)
MarkingsStamped at bottom of top and bottom joints: W13947
Description4 sections: neck, top joint, bottom joint, and bell. Grenadilla wood body joints, nickel-silver neck, bell, keywork and ferrules. Boehm system; 25 touchpieces including 7 plateau keys. Low E-flat. Automatic register key with both tone hole pads for upper register and for B-flat located on the instrument's left side above throat A key mechanism.
DimensionsTop and bottom joints together: 852 mm
Neck: 170 mm (inaccurate measurement since made with flexible tape measure)
Upper joint: 440 mm
Bottom joint: 413 mm
Bell: 390 mm (inaccurate measurement since made with flexible tape measure)
Bore at bottom of neck: 23.7 mm
Bore at bottom of top joint: 23.4 mm
Bore at bottom of bottom joint: 23.5 mm
ProvenanceNo known provenance.
Credit LineGift of Don E. Berger, 2005
Object number10854
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