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Clarinet, B-flat

Date1897-1911 ca.

Place MadeBiebrich, Germany, Europe

Place DistributedWolverhampton, England, Europe

Serial No.None

SignedStamped on all joints: (crown) Heckel / Biebrich (crown)
MarkingsStamped on all joints: PATENT - CLARINETTE
Stamped on all joints: SO0LE AGENTS / COOPER & LLOYD / 12 SNOW HILL WOLVERHAMPTON
Description4 sections: barrel, top joint, bottom joint, and bell. Darkwood body with nickel-silver ferrules and keywork. Heckel system with 15 keys (16 touchpieces) and 6 rings. Wrap-around-front register key with articulated vent hole on bottom by 3rd fingerhole. Additional C-sharp/G-sharp touchpiece for first finger of right hand. Alternate cross key for F/C. Two additional vent holes at 1st and 2nd rings. Nickel-silver bushing on thumb hole. Alternate lever for G-sharp/E-flat for left hand. Brille and cross B-flat/F key assembled on opposite sides. Vent on 5th ring. Articulated key for forked B-flat/F. Patented C-sharp mechanism. Little-finger rollers for left hand little finger low E/B and low F-sharp/C-sharp keys and right hand little finger keys. All socket joints are lined with nickel-silver.
DimensionsOverall length (from top of barrel to bottom of bell): 610mm
Barrel: 69mm
Top joint: 194mm
Bottom joint: 241mm
Bell: 106mm
Bell diameter: 74mm
Bore at top of top joint: 14.5mm
Bore at bottom of top joint: 14.5mm
Bore at bottom of bottom joint: 21mm
(all length measurements exclude tenons)
ProvenanceFormer collection of Phillip Aaholm, DMA, Professor Emeritus, University of Colorado, Boulder.

Credit LineGift of Phillip & Leslie Aaholm, 2025

Object number15883

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