Clarinet, B-flat
Maker
Richard John Bilton
Date1826-1856 ca.
Place MadeLondon, England, Europe
Serial No.none
SignedBarrel, upper joint, and both lower joints: BILTON / LONDON / [unicorn]Bell: BILTON / LONDON / [unicorn] / 93 – WESTMINSTER - / BRIDGE ROAD
Barrel, upper joint, and both lower joints: BILTON / LONDON / [unicorn]
Markingsnone
Description5 sections: barrel, top joint, middle joint, bottom joint, bell. Simple system; 8 keys with flat, round key covers; boxwood body; ivory ferrules; brass keys.
DimensionsMeasurements exclude tenons.
Length: 58.8 cm
Upper joint: 196 mm
Barrel: 47 mm
Middle joint: 102 mm
Bell: 108 mm
Lower joint: 127 mm
Mouthpiece: 63 mm
Maximum diameter of bell: 78 mm
Bore at bottom of top joint: 14.1 mm
Bore at bottom of middle joint: 14.2 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. 132-133, 178, and 134 (Plate).
Credit LineArne B. Larson Collection, 1979
Object number02848
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