Clarinet, C
Maker
Emanuel Hüller
Date1890-1910 ca.
Place MadeKraslice (Graslitz), Bohemia, Czechoslovakia, Europe
Serial No.none
SignedStamped on top joint, bottom joint, and bell:EMANUEL HÜLLER / [dash, star, dash] / GRASLITZ BÖHMEN (within an oval cartouche)
Description4 sections: barrel, top joint, bottom joint, bell. Simple system; 10 touchpieces; no rings; wood body; nickel-silver keys, ferrules; no rollers for little finger keys; no patent C-sharp; has raised tonehole for F/C; has independent throat G-sharp key.
DimensionsMeasruements exclude tenons.
Overall length (from tip of mouthpiece to bottom of bell): 553.0 mm
Overall length (from tip of barrel to bottom of bell): 485.0 mm
Barrel and top joint: 240.0 mm
Bottom joint: 187.0 mm
Bell: 86.7 mm
Bore at bottom of top joint: 13.3 mm
Bore at bottom of bottom joint: 18.9 mm
ProvenanceArne B. Larson Collection, Vermillion, South Dakota, 1979.
This instrument was used in Pioneer Band, New Ulm, Minnesota 1890-1920, and also in the Minnesota 2nd Regiment Band, 1904-1917.
Credit LineArne B. Larson Collection, 1979
Object number00742
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