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Clarinet, C

Maker Buthod & Thibouville

Date1857-1867 ca.

Place MadeParis, France, Europe

Serial No.None

SignedStamped on top joint:
BUTHOD & THIBOUVILLE / BREVETÉ S.G.D.G. / A PARIS

Stamped on barrel and bell:
[lyre] (surrounded by sunburst) / BT

Stamped on bottom joint:
[lyre] (surrounded by sunburst) / BT / BUTHOD & THIBOUVILLE / BREVETÉ S.G.D.G. / A PARISDescription4 sections: barrel, top joint, bottom joint, and bell. Simple system; 13 touchpieces, no rings; boxwood body with ivory ferrules; nickel-silver keywork; keys with salt-spoon pad cups.DimensionsOverall length (from tip of mouthpiece to bottom of bell): 575 mm
Overall length (from tip of barrel to bottom of bell): 502 mm
Barrel: 43 mm
Upper joint: 153 mm
Bottom joint: 202 mm
Bell: 101 mm
Bore at top of top joint: 14.1 mm
Bore at bottom of top joint: 14.0 mm
Bore at bottom of bottom joint: 20.9 mmProvenanceThis instrument was previously owned by world-renowned clarinetist Mitchell Lurie (1922-2008).Published ReferencesReeves, Deborah Check. "Historically Speaking." _The Clarinet_ 36, No. 3 (March, 2009): 18.

Credit LineGift of Mitchell Lurie, 1999

Object number06201

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