Clarinet, B-flat, high pitch
Maker
G. L. Penzel & Mueller
Date1898-1920 ca.
Place MadeNew York, New York, United States, North America
ModelNew System No. 9
Serial No.none
SignedStamped on top and bottom joint and bell: B / [American eagle] / G.L. PENZEL / & MÜLLER / NEW YORK (from G, all in oval cartouche)MarkingsStamped on barrel: 6mm.S
Description4 sections: barrel, top joint, bottom joint, bell. "Albert" system; 15 keys; 5 rings; wood body; nickel-silver keys, rings, ferrules; has rollers for little finger keys and for C-sharp/G-sharp key; has patent C-sharp; has fork E-flat/B-flat; has left hand alternate A-flat/E-flat; has German characteristics with extra touch for C-sharp/G-sharp trill (that has been broken off this example) and late flare on bottom joint bore.
DimensionsMeasurements exclude tenons.
Overall length (from tip of barrel to bottom of bell): 565.5 mm
Barrel: 61.2 mm
Upper joint: 184 mm
Bottom joint: 215 mm
Bell: 105 mm
Bore at top of top joint: 14.7 mm
Bore at bottom of top joint: 14.9 mm
Bore at bottom of bottom joint: 20.9 mm
ProvenanceArne B. Larson Collection, Vermillion, South Dakota, 1979.
Published ReferencesReeves, Deborah. "Hitorically Speaking," The Clarinet, XXXV, 4 (September 2008), 20-21.
Credit LineArne B. Larson Collection, 1979
Object number01131
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