Clarinet, C
Maker
Firth, Hall & Pond
Date1833-1847 ca.
Place MadeNew York, New York, United States, North America
Serial No.none
SignedBell: FIRTH HALL & POND / FRANKLIN SQR / N- YORKBarrel, upper joint, and both lower joints: FIRTH HALL & POND / N – YORK
On upper joint: C
Markingsnone
Description5 sections: barrel, top joint, middle joint, bottom joint, bell. Simple system; 5 keys with flat, round key flaps; boxwood body; ivory ferrules; brass keys; period mouthpiece with long shank.
DimensionsAll measurements excluding tenons
Length: 53.8 cm
Barrel: 54 mm
Upper joint: 164 mm
Middle joint: 96 mm
Lower joint: 114 mm
Bell: 105 mm
Outer diameter of bell: 73.8 mm
Mouthpiece: 58.2 mm
Bore at bottom of top joint: 13.8 mm
Bore at bottom of middle joint: 13.3 mm
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. 67; plate VIII p. 71; Appendix p. 177.
Credit LineArne B. Larson Collection, 1979
Object number02765
On View
Not on view
1800-1850 ca.
1800-1830 ca.