Clarinet, C
Maker
D'Almaine & Co.
Date1834-1858 ca.
Place MadeLondon, England, Europe
Serial No.none
SignedBarrel, upper joint, lower joint: [crown] / D’ALMAINE & Co Bell: [crown with ivy embellishment on sides] / D’ALMAINE & Co / LATE /
Barrel, upper joint, lower joint: [crown] / D’ALMAINE & Co
Markingsnone
Description4 sections: barrel, top joint, bottom joint, bell. Simple system; 6 keys (6th key is for trill in English style) with flat, round key flaps; boxwood body; ivory ferrules; brass keys; brass lined barrel; left hand little finger keys follow James Wood Patent #4423, London, 1819.
DimensionsMeasurements exclude tenons.
Length: 51.6 cm
Upper joint: 157 mm
Barrel: 49 mm
Lower joint: 205 mm
Bell: 101 mm
Maximum outer diameter of bell: 72.5 mm
Bore at bottom of top joint: 13.7 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. 125-126, 178, and 127 (Plate XVI).
Credit LineArne B. Larson Collection, 1979
Object number02845
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