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Clarinet, B-flat
Clarinet, B-flat
Clarinet, B-flat

Clarinet, B-flat

Date1928-1931 ca.
Place MadeElkhart, Indiana, United States, North America
ModelTrue Tone
Serial No.249564
SignedOn bell: [within shield surrounded by floral design] THE / BUESCHER / ELKHART / – IND. – / U.S.A.
Badge on case: BUESCHER / ELKHART, IND.
MarkingsOn bell and case: U.S.Q.M.C.
Above bell: [within musical triangle with hanging bell in background] TRUE-TONE / TRADE MARK / REGISTERED
Stamped above bell: 249564
Description2 sections: barrel with tenon, one-piece body and bell. Boehm system; metal body and keys; single-wall construction; barrel has double-wall tuning slide construction.DimensionsMeasurements exclude tenons.
Complete from top of barrel to bottom of bell: 600 mm
Bore at bottom of barrel: 14.5 mm
ProvenanceArne B. Larson Collection, Vermillion, South Dakota, 1979.
Credit LineArne B. Larson Collection, 1979
Object number00672
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