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Alto clarinet, E-flat, low pitch
Maker: Harry Pedler & Company
Date: 1927-1936 ca.
Place Made:Elkhart, Indiana, United States, North America
Model: Custom Built
Serial No: 21832
SignedStamped on top and bottom joint, inside an oval: [lyre] / HARRY PEDLER / & Co / ELKHART, / IND.
Engraved on bell, surrounded by geometric Art Deco design: PEDLER / Custom built (script) / ELKHART - IND.
Engraved on bell, surrounded by geometric Art Deco design: PEDLER / Custom built (script) / ELKHART - IND.
MarkingsStamped at lower end of bottom joint: 21832
Description3 sections: top joint, bottom joint, bell -- missing neck. Boehm system; 25 touchpieces with low E-flat, no rings because of 7 plateau keys; silver-plated body and keys with gold wash bell interior; single wall construction.
DimensionsMeasurements exclude tenons
Top joint: 352 mm (13.75 in)
Bottom joint: 318 mm (12.5 in)
Bell (straight line from highest to lowest point): 200 mm (8 in)
Top joint: 352 mm (13.75 in)
Bottom joint: 318 mm (12.5 in)
Bell (straight line from highest to lowest point): 200 mm (8 in)
ProvenanceArne B. Larson Collection, Vermillion, South Dakota, 1979.
Terms
Credit Line: Arne B. Larson Collection, 1979
Not on view
Published ReferencesDeborah Check Reeves. "Historically Speaking," The Clarinet, Vo. 45, No. 1 (December 2017), 22-23.
Object number: 01105