Clarinet, C
Date1800-1825 ca.
Place MadeDresden, Saxony, Germany, Europe
Serial No.none
SignedStamped on barrel and upper joint: [crown] / 1 CStamped on both lower joints: [crown] / 2 C
Stamped on bell: [crown] / DRESDEN / 2 C
Markingsnone
Description5 sections: barrel, top joint, middle joint, bottom joint, bell. Simple system; 5 touchpieces with flat, square key flaps; no rings; boxwood body; horn ferrules; brass keys. Possibly same maker as 2847.
DimensionsMeasurements exclude tenons.
Length: 52.6 cm
Barrel: 39 mm
Upper joint: 163 mm
Bell: 97 mm
Middle joint: 83 mm
Mouthpiece: 65 mm
Lower joint: 119 mm
Bore at bottom of top joint: 13.7 mm
Bore at bottom of middle 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. 109; Plate XIV, p. 113, Appendix p. 177.
Credit LineArne B. Larson Collection, 1979
Object number02838
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