Clarinet, E-flat
Date1840-1860 ca.
Place MadeFrance, Europe
Place MadeGermany, Europe
Serial No.none
SignedStamped on bell: [8-pointed star]Markingsnone
Description4 sections: top joint, middle joint, bottom joint, bell -- missing barrel. Simple system; 6 touchpieces; no rings; boxwood body; horn ferrules; brass keys with domed pad cups, 6th key is for C-sharp/B-sharp in Continental style.
This instrument may have been made in France or Germany.
DimensionsMeasurements exclude tenons.
Length without barrel: 37.9 cm
Maximum diameter of bell: 71 mm
Upper joint: 123.5 mm
Lower joint: 94.5 mm
Bell: 76 mm
Upper joint: 123.5 mm
Lower joint: 94.5 mm
Bore at bottom of top joint: 11.8 mm
Bore at bottom of middle joint: 11.9 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. 165-166, 178, and 169 (Plate).
Credit LineArne B. Larson Collection, 1979
Object number02863
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1840-1860 ca.
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1860-1880 ca.