Clarinet, B-flat
Maker
Eugène Albert
Date1875 ca.
Place MadeBrussels, Belgium, Europe
Serial No.7615
Signedstamped on bottom joint: [six-point star] / MANUFACTURED / BY / E. ALBERT / BRUSSELS / [six-point star]stamped on bell: [six-point star] / APPROVED BY / MR LAZARUS / [six-point star]
stamped on upper joint:
- on front, right above register key: [six-point star] / E. A. (inside a laurel wreath)
- on front, right below register key: [six-point star] / S. A. CHAPPELL / SOLE AGENT / 52 / NEW BOND STREET / LONDON / [six-point star]
stamped on barrel: [six-point star] / S.A.CHAPPELL / [six-point star]
MarkingsStamped on mouthpiece: E. ALBERT / BREVETÉ / S.A. CHAPPELL / 2
Stamped on low C-sharp key flap/cup: CHAPPELL / BREVETÉ
Glued white label inside the bell with the printed number 55 (old Maynard inventory #)
Description4 sections: barrel, upper body joint, lower body joint, and bell. Darkwood body with nickel-silver ferrules and keywork. Albert system with 13 keys and 2 rings (one brille). Independent G-sharp key. Wrap-around front register key. Patent C-sharp.
DimensionsOverall length (from tip of mouthpiece to bottom of bell): 643.5 mm
Barrel: 57.5 mm
Upper joint: 181 mm
Bottom joint: 228 mm
Bell: 104 mm
Bore at top of top joint: 14.9 mm
Bore at bottom of top joint: 15 mm
Bore at bottom of bottom joint: 22.4 mm
ProvenanceEx-coll.: William J. Maynard
Purchased from William J. Maynard, Massapequa Park, New York, 1997.
Published ReferencesReeves, Deborah Check. "Albert and the Albert System." _The Clarinet_ 27, No. 2 (March 2000): 30-32.
Libin, Laurence. _Clarinets from the Collection of William J. Maynard_. Exhibit brochure. New York, NY: Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1994.
Credit LineBoard of Trustees, 1997
Object number06008
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