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Clarinet, C
Maker: Wood and Ivy
Date: 1837-1847 ca.
Place Made:London, England, Europe
Serial No: none
SignedBell: Wood & Ivy / LATE / Geo Wood / NEW COMPTON STRT / 50 / SOHO / LONDON
Upper and lower joints: Wood & Ivy
Upper and lower joints: Wood & Ivy
Markingsnone
Description3 sections: top joint, bottom joint, bell -- missing barrel. Simple system; 6 keys (6th key is for trill in English style); no rings; boxwood body; ivory ferrules; brass keys with flat, square key flaps; F-sharp/C-sharp is "cranked" in English style.
DimensionsMeasurements exclude tenons.
Length without barrel: 48.4 cm
Upper joint: 160 mm
Barrel: 57 mm
Lower joint: 206 mm
Bell: 102 mm
Maximum diameter of bell: 76 mm
Bore at bottom of top joint: 13.1 mm
Length without barrel: 48.4 cm
Upper joint: 160 mm
Barrel: 57 mm
Lower joint: 206 mm
Bell: 102 mm
Maximum diameter of bell: 76 mm
Bore at bottom of top joint: 13.1 mm
ProvenanceArne B. Larson Collection, Vermillion, South Dakota, 1979.
Terms
Credit Line: Arne B. Larson Collection, 1979
Not on view
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. 100; Plate XIII, p. 106.
Object number: 02834