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Clarinet in B-flat. Ebonite with German silver keys, mounts and ferrules. Tenons lapped with cork. Thirteen keys, simple system, patent F-sharp/C-sharp key. Keys are of modern design and are mounted on pillars. Identical stamps appear on upper joint (below speaker key) and bell. Both read: EXELSIOR/CLASS/HAWKES & SON/MAKERS/LONDON/13816; Serial number 13816 is also stamped on barrel. Stamp on lower joint reads: HAWKES & SON/MAKERS/LONDON/13816/Bb LP; Mouthpiece, ligature and cap are not original. Reed cap is stamped: C. MAHILLON. Mouthpiece is stamped: Boosey & Hawkes ltd./LONDON/B.M.3. See also detailed description below, by Thomas K. Dibley.

object
MUSEUM NUMBER
1968.660
PLACE
COLLECTION
MEASUREMENTS
overall length: 677 mm; without mouthpiece: 592 mm; diameter at barrel and upper joint: 15 mm; at bascule: 17.9 mm; at top of lower joint: 15 mm; bore at mouthpiece: 15.4 mm; diameter of bell: 15.2 mm
MATERIAL/TECHNIQUE
cork; ebonite; German silver
CATEGORY
Musical Instruments
LOCATION
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