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Clarinet, A
Date: 1870-1880 ca.
Place Made:Germany, Europe
Serial No: none
Signednone
MarkingsStamped on top and bottom joints: A
Description4 sections: barrel, top joint, bottom joint, bell. Simple system; 10 touchpieces with round, domed pad cups; no rings; boxwood body; horn ferrules; brass keys.
DimensionsMeasurements exclude tenons.
Length from top of barrel to bottom of bell: 58.7 cm
Upper joint: 190 mm
Barrel: 69 mm
Bell: 98 mm
Lower joint: 228 mm
Mouthpiece: 68 mm
Maximum outer diameter of bell: 90 mm
Bore at bottom of top joint: 13.4 mm
Length from top of barrel to bottom of bell: 58.7 cm
Upper joint: 190 mm
Barrel: 69 mm
Bell: 98 mm
Lower joint: 228 mm
Mouthpiece: 68 mm
Maximum outer diameter of bell: 90 mm
Bore at bottom of top joint: 13.4 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. 137-138, 178, and 141 (Plate).
Object number: 02850