Clarinet, B-flat
Maker
Christopher Gerock
Date1832-1837 ca.
Place MadeLondon, England, Europe
Serial No.none
SignedOn top joint: [unicorn] / C · GEROCK / 79 / CORNHILL / LONDON / BMarkingsOn top joint scratched in by hand: B
Description5 sections: barrel, top joint, middle joint, bottom joint, bell. Simple system; 6 keys; no rings; boxwood body with ivory ferrules; brass keys with flat, square pad covers mounted on wood blocks and wood turnings; sixth key is for right hand trill; F-sharp/C-sharp key is cranked in typical English style; barrel and top tenon of top joint appear altered.
DimensionsMeasurements exclude tenons.
Complete from top of barrel to bottom of bell: 593 mm
Bore at bottom of top joint: 14.1 mm
Length: 59.2 cm
Upper joint: 193 mm
Bell: 113 mm
Mouthpiece: 66 mm
Middle joint: 107 mm
Max dia. Of bell: 72 mm
Barrel: 48 mm
Lower joint: 127 mm
All measurements excluding tenons
ProvenanceArne B. Larson Collection, Vermillion, South Dakota, 1979.
Published ReferencesJerry E. Kramer, Clarinets Made Between 1800 and 1880 from the Collections of the Shrine to Music Museum, MM Thesis, University of South Dakota, 1983, p. 16, Plate I, p. 20.
Credit LineArne B. Larson Collection, 1979
Object number00773
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