Clarinet, A
Maker
Martin frères
Date1850-1875 ca.
Place MadeParis, France, Europe
Serial No.none
SignedStamped on all 4 joints, plus a trademark (a bee, according to Waterhouse): MARTIN / Freres / A PARIS / AMarkingsnone
Description4 sections: barrel, top joint, bottom joint, bell. Simple system, 13 keys with salt-spoon pad cups; no rings; cocuswood body; nickel-silver keys, ferrules.
DimensionsLength: 61.2 cm
ProvenanceArne B. Larson Collection, Vermillion, South Dakota, 1979.
Published ReferencesJerry E. Kramer, Clarinets Made between 1800 and 1880 from the Collections of the Shrine to Music Museum, MM Thesis, University of South Dakota, 1983. p. 74; Plate IX p. 78.
Credit LineArne B. Larson Collection, 1979
Object number02781
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1840-1860 ca.