Clarinet, B-flat
Date1830-1850 ca.
Place MadeGermany, Europe
Serial No.none
SignedStamped on bottom joint: [crown] / BMarkingsnone
Description4 sections: barrel, top joint, bottom joint, bell. Simple system; would have had 13 touchpieces, but now has 11; no rings; boxwood body; ivory ferrules; brass keys with flat, round key flaps; bottom joint mount for A-flat/E-flat key is gently curved in Conntinental style (rather than English).
DimensionsMeasurements exclude tenons.
Length: 57.7 cm
Mouthpiece: 68.6 mm
Upper joint: 184 mm
Barrel: 59.2 mm
Lower joint: 223 mm
Bell: 109 mm
Maximum diameter of bell: 88.2 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. 93; Plate XII, p. 99.
Credit LineArne B. Larson Collection, 1979
Object number02831
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1800-1850 ca.
1800-1830 ca.