Clarinet, B-flat
Maker
Gottlob Herman Hüller
Date1900-1915 ca.
Place MadeSchoneck, Germany, Europe
Serial No.870
SignedStamped variously on top joint and bell: FABRIK MARKE (inside banner) [lyre] TRADE MARK (inside banner) / GHS (monogram)MarkingsStamped below signature on bell: MADE IN GERMANY
Stamped on top and bottom joints, and bell: B / 870
Description4 sections: barrel, top joint, bottom joint, bell. German system; 15 touchpieces, 4 rings; wood body; ebonite barrel; nickel-silver keys, rings, ferrules; has rollers for little finger keys; has patent C-sharp; has extra C-sharp/G-sharp trill for right hand; has left hand A-flat/E-flat key; barrel may not be original.
DimensionsMeasurements exclude tenons.
Complete from top of barrel to bottom of bell: 585 mm
Bore at bottom of top joint: 14.8 mm
ProvenanceArne B. Larson Collection, Vermillion, South Dakota, 1979.
Credit LineArne B. Larson Collection, 1979
Object number00637
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