Clarinet, B-flat
Maker
Johann Georg Braun
Date1816-1833 ca.
Place MadeMannheim, Germany, Europe
Serial No.none
SignedUpper joint and top half of lower joint: BRAUNBarrel and bell: [star] / BRAUN / B
Bottom half of lower joint: [star] / BRAUN. / MANNHEIM. / B
MarkingsStamped on the top joint: B
Description5 sections: barrel, top joint, middle joint, bottom joint, bell. Simple system of fingering; 12 keys with flat, square key flaps; no rings; boxwood body; ivory ferrules; brass keys mounted in wood blocks, wood turnings, and brass saddles. Part of a set with NMM 2825, 2826, 2827.
DimensionsMeasurements exclude tenons.
Height from top of barrel to bottom of bell: 574 mm
Upper joint: 179 mm
Barrel: 54 mm
Middle joint: 91 mm
Lower joint: 136 mm
Mouthpieces: 63 mm
Bell: 113 mm
Max outer diameter of bell: 79 mm
All measurements excluding tenons
Bore at bottom of top joint: 14.5 mm
Bore at bottom of middle joint: 14.6 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. 79; Plate X, p. 85.
Credit LineArne B. Larson Collection, 1979
Object number02826
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