Clarinet, A
Date1865-1900 ca.
Serial No.none
SignednoneMarkingsStamped on bottom joint, partial: A
Description4 sections: barrel, top joint, bottom joint, bell. Simple system; 13 touchpieces, no rings; boxwood body; brass keyswith domed pad cups; brass ferrules; no rollers for little finger keys; no patent C-sharp; even though partially marked "A", this clarinet seems too short and bore too small to be pitched in A -- or a very high pitch standard was used; very large tonehole for bottom joint first tonehole.
DimensionsMeasurements exclude tenons.
Complete, from top of barrel to bottom of bell: 594 mm
Bore at bottom of top joint: 13.6 mm
Mouthpiece: 73 mm
Bell: 104.3 mm
Barrel: 58.3 mm max dia. of bell: 73.2 mm
Upper joint: 200 mm
Lower joint: 228 mm
ProvenanceArne B. Larson Collection, Vermillion, South Dakota, 1979.
Credit LineArne B. Larson Collection, 1979
Object number00527
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1840-1860 ca.
1860-1880 ca.