Clarinet, A
Date1870-1880 ca.
Place MadeGermany, Europe
Serial No.none
SignednoneMarkingsStamped 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
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. 137-138, 178, and 141 (Plate).
Credit LineArne B. Larson Collection, 1979
Object number02850
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