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Clarinet, C

Trade Name Henry Pourcelle

Distributor C. Bruno & Son, Inc.

Date1880-1920 ca.

Place MadeParis, France, Europe

Serial No.none

SignedStamped on body: [ship with main mast open, on hull of ship: PARIS] / HENRY POURCELLE / PARIS / FRANCE (all within oval cartouche) / C

On top joint: HENRY POURCELLE / PARIS / FRANCE (all within oval cartouche)
Description4 sections: barrel, top joint, bottom jint, bell. "Albert" system; 13 touchpieces; 2 rings; wood body; nickel-silver keys, rings, ferrules; no rollers for little finger keys; has patent c-sharp; open toneholes have metal bushings (rings) around each one flush with the surrounding body.
DimensionsMeasurements exclude tenons.
Complete from top of barrel to bottom of bell: 509 mm
Bore at bottom of top joint: 14.7 mm
ProvenanceArne B. Larson Collection, Vermillion, South Dakota, 1979.

Credit LineArne B. Larson Collection, 1979

Object number00777

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