Clarinet, A
Maker
D'Almaine & Co.
Date1834-1858 ca.
Place MadeLondon, England, Europe
Serial No.none
SignedBarrel, upper joint, and lower joint: [crown] / D’ALMAINE & CoBell: [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
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. 88; Plate XI, p. 92.
Credit LineArne B. Larson Collection, 1979
Object number02829
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