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Clarinet, E-flat
Maker: Clair Godfroy
Distributor: J.A. & W. Geib
Date: 1818-1821 ca.
Place Made:Paris, France, Europe
Place Distributed:New York, New York, United States, North America
Serial No: none
SignedStamped on bell: GODɆFROY / A PARIS. / J. A & W. GEIB (upside down) / MAIDEN LANE / 23
Stamped on bottom joint: [sunburst] / GODɆFROY / A PARIS.
Stamped on back of top joint and middle joint: J. A & W. GEIB
Stamped on bottom joint: [sunburst] / GODɆFROY / A PARIS.
Stamped on back of top joint and middle joint: J. A & W. GEIB
Markingsnone
Description5 sections: barrel, top joint, middle joint, bottom joint, bell. Simple system; 5 brass keys with flat, square covers, mounted in rings, blocks and lower stock bulge, with springs attached to keys; boxwood body; horn ferrules. Wooden mouthpiece.
DimensionsMouthpiece: 61.8 mm
Barrel: 42 mm
Top joint: 120 mm
Middle joint: 66 mm
Bottom joint: 96 mm
Bell length: 83 mm
Bell diameter: 70 mm
(all measurements excluding tenons)
Barrel: 42 mm
Top joint: 120 mm
Middle joint: 66 mm
Bottom joint: 96 mm
Bell length: 83 mm
Bell diameter: 70 mm
(all measurements excluding tenons)
ProvenanceAccording to the donor's family, previously owned and played by Harvey Gilbert French (b. Winchester, New Hampshire, May 30, 1809 - d. Washington County, Nebraska, January 30, 1888), probably during the Civil War. French was enlisted as a musician, June 19, 1861, at Fort Wayne, Michigan.
Gift of Mrs. Ralph Stuedeman, Flandreau, South Dakota, on behalf of the family of Harold and Leah Keating.
Gift of Mrs. Ralph Stuedeman, Flandreau, South Dakota, on behalf of the family of Harold and Leah Keating.
Terms
Credit Line: Gift of the family of Harold Keating, 1989
Not on view
Published References"Museum makes important acquisitions again in 1989." _The Shrine to Music Museum Newsletter_ 17, no. 2 (January 1990): 4.
Object number: 04663