Clarinet, B-flat
Maker
D'Almaine & Co.
Date1835 ca.
Place MadeLondon, England, Europe
Serial No.None
SignedStamped on the barrel, upper and lower joint: [crown] / D’ALMAINE & CoStamped on the bell: [crown between garlands] / D’ALMAINE & Co / LATE / GOULDING & D’ALMAINE (arched) / SOHO SQUARE / LONDON
Description4 sections: barrel, top body joint, bottom body joint, and bell. Boxwood with ivory ferrules. Brass keywork. Simple system with 9 disc keys. Independent G-sharp key. Register key has flat round cover, adapted to shape of body. Metal tube lining the entire upper joint and the upper one-third to one-half of the lower joint. Tone holes that are serviced by keys are lined with metal inserts. Includes mouthpiece made of bone.
DimensionsBarrel: 57 mm
Upper joint: 188 mm
Bottom joint: 235 mm
Bell: 116 mm
Bore at bottom of top joint: 14 mm
Bore at bottom of bottom joint: 18.5 mm
ProvenancePurchased from William J. Maynard, Massapequa Park, New York, 1996.
Published ReferencesReeves, Deborah Check. "Historically Speaking." _The Clarinet_ 28, No. 4 (September, 2001): 30.
Reeves, Deborah Check. "The Clarinets at the Shrine to Music Museum." _The Clarinet_ 24, No. 3 (May/June, 1997): 44-46.
Credit LineBoard of Trustees, 1996
Object number05970
On View
Not on view
1750 ca.
