Clarinet, B-flat (?) (missing lowest joint and bell)
Maker
B. J.
Date1820-1880 ca.
Place MadeDresden, Saxony, Germany, Europe
Serial No.none
SignedStamped at upper end of first joint: [crown] / DRESDEN / B J.Markingsnone
Description3 sections: barrel, top joint, middle joint only -- missing bottom joint and bell. Simple system; probably would have had 5 keys but only 2 keys extant with flat, square key flaps; boxwood body; horn ferrules; brass keys; barrel appears to have been cut in half, lower half extant.
DimensionsMeasurements exclude tenons.
Length top and middle joint: 289 mm
Bore at bottom of middle joint: 15.0 mm
ProvenanceArne B. Larson Collection, Vermillion, South Dakota, 1979.
Credit LineArne B. Larson Collection, 1979
Object number03732
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1790-1850 ca.
1800-1850 ca.
1830-1850 ca.