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Clarinet, A
Maker: D'Almaine & Co.
Date: 1834-1858 ca.
Place Made:London, England, Europe
Serial No: none
SignedBarrel, upper joint, and lower joint: [crown] / D’ALMAINE & Co
Bell: [crown and laurel] / D’ALMAINE & Co / LATE / GOULDING - D’ALMAINE / SOHO SQUARE / LONDON
Bell: [crown and laurel] / D’ALMAINE & Co / LATE / GOULDING - D’ALMAINE / SOHO SQUARE / LONDON
MarkingsMouthpiece: Ge … (illegible curl)
Description4 sections: barrel, top joint, bottom joint, bell. Simple system; 7 keys (missing 8th key for A-flat/E-flat); no rings; ebony body; ivory ferrules; silver keys with flat, round key covers; missing bottom bell ring; F-sharp/C-sharp is "cranked" in English style.
DimensionsMeasurements exclude tenons.
Length: 60.6 cm
Mouthpiece (chipped): 62 mm
Upper joint: 190 mm
Barrel: 56 mm
Lower joint: 235 mm
Bell: 114 mm
Maximum diameter of bell (ring missing): 60 mm
Bore at bottom of top joint: 13.3 mm
Length: 60.6 cm
Mouthpiece (chipped): 62 mm
Upper joint: 190 mm
Barrel: 56 mm
Lower joint: 235 mm
Bell: 114 mm
Maximum diameter of bell (ring missing): 60 mm
Bore at bottom of top joint: 13.3 mm
ProvenanceArne B. Larson Collection, Vermillion, South Dakota, 1979.
Terms
Credit Line: Arne B. Larson Collection, 1979
Not on view
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. 88; Plate XI, p. 92.
Object number: 02829