Clarinet, A
Date1850 ca.
Place MadeGermany, Europe
Place MadeBohemia, Europe
Serial No.12
SignednoneMarkingsStamped on bell and top joint: A
Stamped on bottom joint, and between the 2 longest keys on the middle joint: 12
Description5 sections: barrel, top joint, middle joint, bottom joint, bell. Simple system; 6 brass keys with domed pad cups, mounted in ring, one block, and lower stock bulge, with springs attached to keys; boxwood body; stained wooden ferrules; sixth key is a C-sharp/G-sharp, mounted on brass pillars; wooden mouthpiece.
DimensionsLength (top of barrel to bottom of bell): 606.5 mm
Mouthpiece: 74 mm
Barrel: 49.5 mm
Top joint: 208 mm
Middle joint: 102 mm
Bottom joint: 142 mm
Bell: 96 mm
max diameter of bell: 78 mm
(all measurements excluding tenons)
ProvenanceLikely previously owned by Hannah Levtzow, Redfield, South Dakota. About 1970, purchased by Arne B. Larson, Vermillion, South Dakota.
Credit LineArne B. Larson Estate, 1988
Object number04697
On View
Not on view1885-1899 ca.
1815 ca.