Clarinet (bottom joint only)
Maker
Johann Gottfried Zencker
Date1761-1774 ca.
Place MadeLeipzig, Germany, Europe
Serial No.none
SignedOn bell: [diamond shape (barely visible)] / ∙I∙G∙ZENKER (last letters barely visible)MarkingsnoneDescriptionBoxwood. Brass keys with square, flat covers.Other than the record of his birth (1737), only a handful of documents survive that provide information about Johann Gottfried Zencker. In a 1761 marriage document, he is described as a musical instrument maker, which occurs again in a Leipzig city directory in 1764.DimensionsOne-piece bottom joint and bell: 210 mmProvenanceGift of Michael Cwach, Yankton, South Dakota, 2004.
Credit LineGift of Michael Cwach, 2004
Object number10742
On View
Not on view
![Fife in B-flat [A-flat]](/internal/media/dispatcher/98330/thumbnail)
1803-1818 ca.
