Clarinet, A
Date1840-1860 ca.
Place MadeGermany, Europe
Serial No.none
SignednoneMarkingsStamped on top and bottom joints: A
Description4 sections: barrel, top joint, bottom joint, bell. Simple system; 10 touchpieces, no rings; boxwood with horn ferrules (barrel top ferrule missing); brass keys with domed pad cups; no rollers for little finger keys; no patent C-sharp; raised tonehole for F/C.
DimensionsMeasurements exclude tenons
Complete from top of barrel to bottom of bell: 587 mm
Bore at bottom of top joint: 13.5 mm
ProvenanceBrought from Norway to the U.S.A. by Johannes Ouren, Hanska, Minnesota, ca.1862 Owned by John O. Peterson of Linden, Minnesota, 1900.
Bought at auction for 50 cents by Amund Running, Hanska, Minnesota
Purchased by Arne B. Larson, 1950.
Arne B. Larson Collection, Vermillion, South Dakota, 1979.
Published ReferencesJerry E. Kramer, Clarinets Made between 1800 and 1880 from the Collections of the Shrine to Music Museum, MM Thesis, University of South Dakota, 1983. p. 18, plate I p. 20.
Credit LineArne B. Larson Collection, 1979
Object number01142
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1865-1900 ca.
1840-1860 ca.
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