Alto clarinet, E-flat, low pitch
Maker
William G. Schultze
Date1879-1898 ca.
Place MadeNew York, New York, United States, North America
Serial No.none
SignedStamped on metal plaque attached to top joint: Wm G. SCHULZE / MAKER / NEW YORKMarkingsnone
Description4 sections: metal neck, wood top joint, wood bottom joint, wood bell. "Albert" system; 15 touchpieces including 2 plateau keys, 2 rings; nickel-silver keys, rings, ferrules; has only one register vent with only one thumb key; has rollers for left side little finger keys only; no patent C-sharp; wood bell goes straight out from bottom joint.
ProvenanceArne B. Larson Collection, Vermillion, South Dakota, 1979.
Published ReferencesSusan Berdahl, “The First Hundred Years of the Boehm Flute in the U.S., 1845-1945,” Ph.D. dissertation, 1985, pp. 695-699.
Credit LineArne B. Larson Collection, 1979
Object number02336
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