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Clarinet, C
Maker: Thibouville-Grandin
Date: 1860-1899 ca.
Place Made:France, 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
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.
Terms
Credit Line: Arne B. Larson Collection, 1979
Not on view
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.
Object number: 02837