Clarinet, B-flat
Maker
Gustav Franz Pruefer
Date1942-1951 ca.
Place MadeProvidence, Rhode Island, United States, North America
Serial No.6707 (or 5707)
SignedOn bell, barrel and top joint: GP (monogram) / G.PRUEFER / MFR / PROV.R.I. (within oval emblem)MarkingsOn top and bottom joints: 6707
Printed under right hand E/B key is marked: 5707
Description4 sections: barrel, top joint, bottom joint, bell. Boehm system; regular 17 touchpieces; seven rings (extra ring, top joint fork E-flat/B-flat); top joint, bottom joint and bell are all wood, barrel is ebonite; nickel-silver keys, rings, ferrules; mouthpiece marked "Prueffer" so may be original.
DimensionsMeasurements exclude tenons.
Complete from top of barrel to bottom of bell: 597 mm
Bore at bottom of top joint:15.2 mm
ProvenanceArne B. Larson Collection, Vermillion, South Dakota, 1979.
Credit LineArne B. Larson Collection, 1979
Object number01628
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