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Clarinet

Clarinet in C, of boxwood with ten brass keys, ivory ferrules and bell rim ring. With ebony mouthpiece, no reed. With integral lower body and foot.

  • Date:
    c.1825
  • Maker:
    Goulding & D'Almaine
  • Collection:
    Bate Collection, Oxford
  • Inventory number:
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  • Place of production:
    UK, England, London
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  • Materials:Boxwood;Plant;Brass;Metal;Ivory;Tooth;Animal;Ebony;Wood;Plant
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  • Inscriptions:[crown and wreath] GOULDING & D'ALMAINE SOHO SQUARE LONDON [on bell] [crown] GOULDING & CO. [on foot, upper body and barrel] WOOD'S PATENT [on lower body] WOOD and PATENT stamped onto long keys sticker inside the bell with illegible number 131 [sticker]
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  • Repository:Bate Collection, Oxford
  • Measurements:Max L = 581 mm Max Diam [bell] = 80 mm