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Clarinet, B-flat

Date1912 ca.

Place MadeBrussels, Belgium, Europe

ModelB. Van Perck

Serial No.3643

SignedStamped on both body joints and bell: [six-pointed star] / C. MAHILLON / BRUXELLES / [six-pointed star]
MarkingsStamped on bottom joint below signature: Modèle / B. Van Perck (cursive) / BREVETE / S.G.D.G. / 40 / [six-pointed star]
Description4 sections: barrel, top joint, bottom joint, and bell. Darkwood body with nickel-silver ferrules and keywork. Ebonite bell. Van Perck system with 16 keys and 4 rings. Pre-Boehm simple system with Barret action (F/C, E-flat/B-flat side key articulated with rings) on top joint. Long tailed individual G-sharp key. Wrap-around-front register key. Side trill key for G-sharp/C. Late alternate Boehm system on bottom joint, in which lowest keys (low E/B, F-sharp/C-sharp, and F/C) are duplicated. Patent C-sharp mechanism.
DimensionsOverall length (from top of barrel to bottom of bell): 584mm
Barrel: 64mm
Top joint: 187mm
Bottom joint: 225mm
Bell: 108mm
Bell diameter: 78mm
Bore at top of top joint: 14.5mm
Bore at bottom of top joint: 14.5mm
Bore at bottom of bottom joint: 22mm
(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 number15884

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