Clarinet, C
Maker
Jean-François Martin
Date1835 ca.
Place MadeLa Couture-Boussey, France, Europe
Serial No.none
SignedStamped on all sections: [star] / Martin (script) / JF. (in oval along with Martin) / CDescription5 sections: barrel, top joint, middle joint, bottom joint, bell. Simple system; 6 brass keys with round, flat covers, mounted in rings and one block, with springs attached to keys; boxwood body; ivory ferrules; sixth key is a C-sharp/G-sharp, mounted on pillars attached to square plate; wooden mouthpiece with grooves for string ligature.
DimensionsOverall length (from tip of mouthpiece to bottom of bell): 602 mm
Overall length (from tip of barrel to bottom of bell): 538 mm
Barrel: 46 mm
Upper joint: 163 mm
Middle joint: 86 mm
Bottom joint: 125 mm
Bell: 108 mm
Bore at top of top joint: 13.2 mm
Bore at bottom of top joint: 13.7 mm
Bore at bottom of middle joint: 13.5 mm
Bore at bottom of bottom joint: 19.4 mm
(all measurements exclude tenons)
Credit LineGift of William J. Maynard, 1997
Object number06081
On View
Not on view
1815 ca.
1885-1899 ca.
