Clarinet, C
Maker
Johann Georg Braun
Date1816-1833 ca.
Place MadeMannheim, Germany, Europe
Serial No.none
SignedUpper joint and top half of lower joint: BRAUNBarrel and bell: [star] / BRAUN / C
Bottom half of lower joint: [star] / BRAUN. / MANNHEIM. / C
Markingsnone
Description5 sections: barrel, top joint, middle joint, bottom joint, bell. Simple system of fingering; 12 keys with flat, square key flaps; no rings; boxwood body; ivory ferrules; brass keys mounted in wood blocks, wood turnings, and brass saddles. Part of a set with NMM 2825, 2826, 2827.
DimensionsMeasurements exclude tenons
Height from top of barrel to bottom of bell: 52 cm
Barrel: 51 mm
Upper joint: 163 mm
Middle joint: 85 mm
Lower joint: 115 mm
Bell: 105 mm
Max outer diameter of bell: 75 mm
All measurements excluding tenons
Bore at bottom of top joint: 14.0 mm
Bore at bottom of middle joint: 13.7 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. 79; Plate X, p. 85.
Credit LineArne B. Larson Collection, 1979
Object number02825
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