Clarinet, B-flat
Maker
Cundy-Bettoney Company
Date1928-1929 ca.
Place MadeBoston, Massachusettes, United States, North America
ModelP. X. Laube S318X
Serial No.P2238
SignedStamped on bell: REG. U.S. / P.X. LAUBE / PAT. OFF. (all in diamond shaped cartouche)MarkingsStamped at top of body front: PAT. PENDING / Bb
Stamped on back of key touchpieces for left hand f/c'', f-sharp/ c-sharp'', e/b', and c-sharp'/g-sharp'' and on right hand f-sharp/c-sharp'', e/b', and f-sharp/c-sharp'': 38
Description2 sections: barrel with socket, one-piece body and bell. Boehm system; silver-plated brass body, keys, rings, and ferrules; has Cundy-Bettoney's patented forked E-flat/B-flat device. This moderate line of metal clarinet was introduced in a price list from Nov. 1, 1928 and appears to have ceased advertising by Feb. of 1933.
DimensionsMeasurements exclude tenons.
Overall length (from top of barrel to bottom of bell): 591.5 mm
Barrel: 69.8 mm
One-piece body: 524 mm
Bore at top of body: 14.6 mm
ProvenanceArne B. Larson Collection, Vermillion, South Dakota, 1979.
Credit LineArne B. Larson Collection, 1979
Object number01899
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