Clarinet, C
Maker
Wood and Ivy
Date1837-1847 ca.
Place MadeLondon, England, Europe
Serial No.none
SignedBell: Wood & Ivy / LATE / Geo Wood / NEW COMPTON STRT / 50 / SOHO / LONDONUpper 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
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. 100; Plate XIII, p. 106.
Credit LineArne B. Larson Collection, 1979
Object number02834
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