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Clarinet, C

Date1860-1899 ca.
Place MadeFrance, Europe
Serial No.none
SignedAll joints except middle joint: THIBOUVILLE / GRANDIN (all in oval cartouche)
Markingsnone
Description5 sections: barrel, top joint, middle joint, bottom joint, bell. Simple system; 6 touch pieces with flat, round key flaps; no rings; boxwood body; horn ferrules; brass keys; sixth key is for C-sharp/G-sharp in Continental style.
DimensionsMeasurements exclude tenons.
Length: 52.1 cm
Barrel: 45 mm
Upper joint: 163 mm
Bell: 105 mm
Middle joint: 80 mm
Total length: 514 mm
Lower joint: 121 mm
Bore at bottom of top joint: 13.6
Bore at bottom of middle joint: not available since stuck to bottom joint

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. 107; Plate XIV, p. 113.
Credit LineArne B. Larson Collection, 1979
Object number02837
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