Bass clarinet, B-flat
Maker
Boosey & Company
Date1872-1874 ca.
Place MadeLondon, England, Europe
Serial No.3079 (top joint), 3080 (bottom joint)
SignedStamped on top joint: BOOSEY & CO / 24 HOLLES STREET / LONDON / 3079Stamped on bottom joint: BOOSEY & CO / LONDON / 3080
Markingsnone
Description4 sections: metal neck, top joint, bottom joint, metal bell. "Albert" system; 18 touchpieces, 2 rings; nickel-silver keys, rings, ferrules; has three keys to ber activated by left hand thumb for f-sharp/c-sharp and two register keys, one opening at top of body on top ferrule and other one opening pad on neck.
ProvenanceArne B. Larson Collection, Vermillion, South Dakota, 1979.
Credit LineArne B. Larson Collection, 1979
Object number02516
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