Clarinet, A
Date1885-1899 ca.
Place MadeEurope
Serial No.none
SignednoneMarkingsStamped at very bottom of middle joint: 3
Description5 sections: barrel, top joint, middle joint, bottom joint, bell. Simple system; 6 brass keys with domed pad cups, mounted in rings, with springs attached to keys; dark wood (blackwood or cocus) body; brass ferrules; sixth key is a C-sharp/G-sharp, mounted on brass pillars.
DimensionsLength (top of barrel to bottom of bell): 603.8 mm
Barrel: 60 mm
Upper Joint: 194 mm
Middle Joint: 106.7 mm
Lower Joint: 136.3mm
Bell: 106.8 mm
Max diameter of bell: 69.2 mm
(all measurements excluding tenons)
Credit LineW. Wayne Sorensen Collection, 1982
Object number03100
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1840-1870 ca.