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Clarinet, B-flat

Clarinet, B-flat

Date: 1930-1960 ca.
Place Made:Paris, France, Europe
Serial No: 02
SignedOn bell: QUALITE SUPERIEURE (within banner) / [star] / [overlapping circle emblem, center full circle is stamped with the Statue of Liberty, surrounding circles are stamped with olive branches] / ROBERT DURAND ET CIE / PARIS

On body under barrel: ROBERT DURAND ET CIE / PARIS / FRANCE
MarkingsOn bottom of body above the bell: FRANCE
Stamped under left hand C key: L
Stamped above bell: 02
Two unidentified symbols stamped under the left hand A key and right hand F/C opening.
Description2 sections: barrel with socket, one-piece body and bell. Boehm system; metal body and keys; single-wall construction; barrel may not be original.
DimensionsMeasurements exclude tenons.
Complete, from top of barrel to bottom of bell: 582 mm
Bore at top of body: 14.3
ProvenanceArne B. Larson Collection, Vermillion, South Dakota, 1979.
Credit Line: Arne B. Larson Collection, 1979
Not on view
Object number: 01548