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Alto clarinet, E-flat, low pitch
Maker: V. Kohlert Sons
Date: 1918-1925 ca.
Place Made:Kraslice (Graslitz), Czechoslovakia, Europe
Serial No: none
SignedStamped on top joint: V. KOHLERT SONS / [indecipherable] ERS / GRASLITZ / CZECHO-SLOVAKIA / Eb / L.P.
Engraved on bell, with a lyre surround by foliate design: V. Kohlert's Sons / Graslitz / Czechoslovakia
Engraved on bell, with a lyre surround by foliate design: V. Kohlert's Sons / Graslitz / Czechoslovakia
MarkingsStamped on botton joint, between R1 and R2 rings: Eb / L.P.
Description4 sections: metal neck, wood top joint, wood bottom joint, metal bell. Boehm system; 19 touchpieces with additional low E, 5 rings and 1 plateau key for thumb; metal keys, rings, ferrules; manual double register keys.
DimensionsMeasurements exclude tenonns.
From highest point to lowest point in straight line, without mouthpiece: 772 mm
Bore at bottom of top joint: 17.0 mm
From highest point to lowest point in straight line, without mouthpiece: 772 mm
Bore at bottom of top joint: 17.0 mm
ProvenanceArne B. Larson Collection, Vermillion, South Dakota, 1979.
Terms
Credit Line: Arne B. Larson Collection, 1979
Not on view
Published ReferencesPaul and Janet Lein, “Whatever Happened to the Kohlerts?,” International Double Reed Society, Vol. 13, No. 1 (Spring 1990), pp. 16-18.
Object number: 01648