Clarinet, C
Date1840-1860 ca.
Place MadeGermany, Europe
Serial No.none
SignednoneMarkingsnone
Description4 sections: barrel, top joint, bottom joint, bell. Simple system; 13 touchpieces, no rings; boxwood body; ivory ferrules; brass keys with domed pad cups.
DimensionsMeasurements exclude tenons.
Length: 49.7 cm
Mouthpiece: 59 mm
Barrel: 43.7 mm
Upper joint: 144 mm
Bell: 104 mm
Lower joint: 202 mm
Maximum diameter of bell: 70 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. 160-161, 179, and 162 (Plate).
Credit LineArne B. Larson Collection, 1979
Object number02861
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1865-1900 ca.
1860-1880 ca.
1840-1860 ca.
1840-1860 ca.
