Clarinet, B-flat
Trade Name
Florentin Barbier
Distributor
Henri Selmer
Date1922-1935 ca.
Place MadeParis, France, Europe
ModelModel 5X/1305
Serial No.none
SignedStamped on barrel, top joint, bottom joint, and bell: F. BARBIER / FB (monogram) / PARISMarkingsnone
Description4 sections: barrel, top joint, bottom joint, bell. "Albert" system; 13 touchpieces; 4 rings; wood body; nickel-silver keys, rings, ferrules; has rollers on little finger keys; has patent C-sharp.
DimensionsMeasurements exclude tenons.
Overall length (from tip of mouthpiece to bottom of bell): 675.0 mm
Overall length (from tip of barrel to bottom of bell): 601.0 mm
Barrel: 68.0 mm
Upper joint: 187.0 mm
Bottom joint: 236.0 mm
Bell: 110.6 mm
Bore at top of top joint: 14.5 mm
Bore at bottom of top joint: 14.6 mm
Bore at bottom of bottom joint: 23.2 mm
ProvenanceArne B. Larson Collection, Vermillion, South Dakota, 1979.
Credit LineArne B. Larson Collection, 1979
Object number00524
On View
Not on view1920-1939 ca.