Clarinet, C
Date1800-1830 ca.
Place MadeDresden, Saxony, Germany, Europe
Serial No.none
SignedStamped on upper joint, bottom half of lower joint, and bell: [crown] / DRESDEN / CStamped on upper half of lower joint: C
Stamped on barrel: [crown]
Markingsnone
Description5 sections: barrel, top joint, middle joint, bottom joint, bell. Simple system; 5 touchpieces with flat, square key flaps, no rings; boxwood body; horn ferrules; brass keys. Possibly by same maker as 2838.
DimensionsMeasurements exclude tenons.
Length: 50.6 cm
Upper joint: 160 mm
Barrel: 53 mm
Middle joint: 82
Bell: 92 mm
Lower joint: 116 mm
Mouthpiece (tip broken): 64 mm
Bore at bottom of top joint: 13.5 mm
Bore at bottom of middle joint: not available since stuck to bottom joint
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. 130-131, 177, and 134 (Plate).
Credit LineArne B. Larson Collection, 1979
Object number02847
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