Alto clarinet, E-flat, low pitch
Maker
Romeo Orsi
Date1918-1930 ca.
Place MadeMilan, Italy, Europe
Serial No.2664
SignedStamped on top joint: MADE BY / PROF. / Romeo Orsi (script) / MILANStamped on bell inside an oval: MADE BY / PROF. / Romeo Orsi (script) / MILAN
MarkingsStamped on top and bottom joints: MADE IN ITALY
Stamped at lower end of top joint: 2664
Description4 sections: metal neck, wood top joint, wood bottom joint, bell. Boehm system; nickel-silver keys, rings, ferrules; has additional low E, 1 ring, 5 plateau keys; has separate throat B-flat hole automatically functioning from the left hand register key; throat A key, when pressed,activates the separate B-flat hole; when A key is not pressed, higher placed register hole functions.
DimensionsMeasurements exclude tenons.
Complete, from top of barrel to bottom of bell, following curvature of barrel and bell: approximately 995 mm
Complete, straight line from highest point on barrel to lowest point on bell: approximately 780 mm
Bore at bottom of neck: 18.4 mm
Bore at bottom of top joint: 18.4 mm
Bore at bottom of bottom joint: 18.4 mm
ProvenanceArne B. Larson Collection, Vermillion, South Dakota, 1979.
Credit LineArne B. Larson Collection, 1979
Object number00930
On View
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1750 ca.
1625-1675 ca.
