Clarinet, A
Maker
Johann Georg Braun
Date1816-1833 ca.
Place MadeMannheim, Germany, Europe
Serial No.none
SignedUpper joint: [star] / BRAUN / [star]Lower joint: [star] / BRAUN / A
MarkingsUpper joint: A
Description2 sections: top joint, middle joint. Corps-de-rechange meant to be played with barrel, bottom joint, and bell from B-flat clarinet NMM 2826; simple system; 9 keys with flat, square key flaps; no rings; boxwood body; brass keys. Part of a set with NMM 2825, 2826, 2827.
DimensionsMeasurements exclude tenons.
Lengthfrom top of top joint to bottom of middle joint: 611 mm
Upper joint: 214 mm
Middle joint: 100 mm
All measurements excluding tenons
Bore at bottom of top joint: 14.3 mm
Bore at bottom of middle joint: 14.4 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. 83; Plate X, p. 85.
Credit LineArne B. Larson Collection, 1979
Object number02827
On View
Not on view
1825-1835 ca.
