Clarinet, C
Maker
Metzler & Company
Date1812-1840 ca.
Place MadeLondon, England, Europe
Serial No.none
SignedStamped on top joint: METZLER / LONDON / 105 WARDOUR · STStamped on barrel, middle and bottom joints: METZLER / LONDON
Stamped on mouthpiece: KEY / LONDON
Markingsnone
Description5 sections: barrel, top joint, middle joint, bottom joint, bell. Simple system; 6 brass keys with square, flat covers, mounted in rings and blocks, with springs attached to keys; stained boxwood body; ivory ferrules (one brass ferrule, later replacement); sixth key is a A/B trill; cocus mouthpiece with long shank; wooden mouthpiece cap.
DimensionsOverall length with mouthpiece: 577 mm
Overall length without mouthpiece: 520 mm
Mouthpiece: 57 mm
Barrel: 53.5 mm
Upper joint: 160 mm
Middle joint: 90 mm
Lower joint: 117 mm
Bell: 103 mm
max diameter of bell: 79 mm
(All measurements excluding tenons)
ProvenancePurchased in 1948 from Alec Hodsdon, Lavenham, Suffolk, England.
Published References"Important Acquisitions made by the Museum in 1988." _The Shrine to Music Museum Newsletter_ 16, no. 2 (January 1989): 3.
"1988 Acquisitions at USD Music Museum." _Newsletter of the American Musical Instrument Society_ 18, no. 1 (February 1989): 10.
Credit LineArne B. Larson Estate, 1988
Object number04461
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