Clarinet, C
Maker
Franz Soukup
Date1840-1850 ca.
Place MadeAustria-Hungary, Europe
Place MadeSaaz, Bohemia, Europe
Serial No.none
SignedStamped on upper joint: [eagle] / Franz Soukup Saar Stamped on lower joint: Franz Soukup Saar
MarkingsStamped on upper and middle joint: C
Description5 sections: barrel, top joint, middle joint, bottom joint, bell. Simple system. 5 brass keys with flat, round covers, mounted in rings, with springs attached to keys; boxwood body; horn ferrules.
Part of a set with NMM 5929, clarinet in B-flat/A.
DimensionsOverall length (without mouthpiece): 510 mm
Bell: 95 mm
Maximum bell diameter: 72 mm
Barrel: 59 mm
Upper joint: 153 mm
Middle joint: 94 mm
Lower joint: 114 mm
(excluding tenons)
Published References"Recent Acquisitions." _The Shrine to Music Museum Newsletter_ 23, no. 4 (August 1996): 4.
Credit LineGift of William J. Maynard, 1996
Object number05930
On View
Not on view
1815 ca.
