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Clarinet, B-flat

Date1890-1900

Place DistributedRotterdam, Netherlands, Europe

Serial No.22082

SignedStamped on top joint: "STENTOR" / ROTTERDAM
Description4 sections: barrel, top joint, bottom joint, and bell. Darkwood body with nickel-silver ferrules and keywork. Enhanced simple system or "Albert" system with 13 keys (14 touchpieces, 4 rings). Wrap-around register key. Additional C-sharp/G-sharp touchpiece for first finger of right hand. Vent hole at 1st ring. Nickel-silver bushing on thumb hole. Brille and cross B-flat/F key assembled on same side. Patented C-sharp mechanism. Little-finger rollers for low keys.
DimensionsOverall length (from top of barrel to bottom of bell): 596mm
Barrel: 66mm
Top joint: 193mm
Bottom joint: 231mm
Bell: 106mm
Bell diameter: 77mm
Bore at top of top joint: 14.2mm
Bore at bottom of top joint: 14.2mm
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 number15885

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