Clarinet, B-flat
Maker
Metzler & Company
Date1825-1842 ca.
Place MadeLondon, England, Europe
Serial No.none
SignedBarrel and lower joint: METZLER / LONDONUpper 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
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. 135-136, 178, and 141 (Plate).
Credit LineArne B. Larson Collection, 1979
Object number02849
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