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Clarinet, B-flat
Maker: Metzler & Company
Date: 1825-1842 ca.
Place Made:London, England, Europe
Serial No: none
SignedBarrel and lower joint: METZLER / LONDON
Upper joint and bell: METZLER / LONDON / 105 [dot] WARDOUR [dot] ST
Barrel and lower joint: METZLER / LONDON
Upper joint and bell: METZLER / LONDON / 105 [dot] WARDOUR [dot] ST
Barrel and lower joint: METZLER / LONDON
Markingsnone
Description4 sections: barrel, top joint, bottom joint, bell. Simple system; 10 keys with flat, round key covers; boxwood body; ivory ferrules; brass keys.
DimensionsMeasurements exclude tenons.
Length: 60.2 cm
Upper joint: 201 mm
Barrel: 56 mm
Bell: 116 mm
Lower joint: 225 mm
Mouthpiece: 62.5 mm
Maximum diameter of bell: 81 mm
Bore at bottom of top joint: 13.4 mm
Length: 60.2 cm
Upper joint: 201 mm
Barrel: 56 mm
Bell: 116 mm
Lower joint: 225 mm
Mouthpiece: 62.5 mm
Maximum diameter of bell: 81 mm
Bore at bottom of top joint: 13.4 mm
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. 135-136, 178, and 141 (Plate).
Object number: 02849