Clarinet, B-flat
Distributor
W. H. Hayden
Date1835–1886 ca.
Place MadeLondon, England, Europe
Serial No.none
SignedAll sections: [crown] / W. H. HAYDEN / LONDONMarkingsnone
Description5 sections: barrel, top joint, middle joint, bottom joint, bell. Simple system; 8 keys with flat, square key flaps; no rings; boxwood body; ivory ferrules; brass keys; F-sharp/C-sharp is "cranked" in English style.
DimensionsMeasurements exclude tenons.
Length: 59.8 cm
Upper joint: 195 mm
Barrel: 57 mm
Middle joint: 102 mm
Bell: 114 mm
Lower joint: 126 mm
Maximum diameter of bell: 79 mm
Bore at bottom of top joint: 13.7 mm
Bore at bottom of middle joint: 13.5 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. 97; Plate XII, p. 99.
Credit LineArne B. Larson Collection, 1979
Object number02833
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