Clarinet, B-flat
Maker
Harry Pedler & Company
Date1920-1922 ca.
Place MadeElkhart, Indiana, United States, North America
ModelPremier American
Serial No.18857
SignedEngraved on bell, surrounded by floral design: PREMIER - AMERICAN / ELKHART - IND. -MarkingsStamped near bell seam: 18857
Stamped on backside of F#/C# key: 18857
Description3 sections: barrel, top joint, one-piece bottom joint and bell. Boehm system; metal body and keys; single-wall construction; appears to have had a gold wash finish; very heavy weight; a professional line model.
DimensionsMeasurements exclude tenons.
Complete, from top of barrel to bottom of bell: 596 mm
Bore at bottom of top joint: 15.0
ProvenanceArne B. Larson Collection, Vermillion, South Dakota, 1979.
Published ReferencesDeborah Check Reeves. "Historically Speaking," The Clarinet, March 2018 (Vol. 45/2), pp. 14-15.
Credit LineArne B. Larson Collection, 1979
Object number01632
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Pan American Band Instrument and Case Company, Division of C. G. Conn, Ltd.
1928-1956 ca.
