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Clarinet

Clarinet in C, of cocus wood with nickel alloy keys, simple system, and nickel alloy ferrules and bell rim ring. With a clamp on the mouthpiece but no reed. With integral lower body and foot and with thumbrest.

  • Date:
    c.1867
  • Maker:
    Eugène Albert [Family]
  • Collection:
    Bate Collection, Oxford
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  • Place of production:
    Belgium, Brussels
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  • Materials:Cocus;Wood;Plant;Nickel;Alloy;Metal
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  • Inscriptions:[star] E. ALBERT [star] [on barrel] SOLE AGENT [star] S.A. CHAPPELL 52 NEW BOND STREET LONDON [star] [on upper body] 1779 RAB 1409 [on back of upper body] [star] APPROVED BY MR LAZARUS [star] [on lower body] [star] MANUFACTURED BY E. ALBERT BRUSSELS [star] RAB 1879 [on bell]
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  • Repository:Bate Collection, Oxford
  • Measurements:Max L = 562 mm Max Diam [bell] = 70 mm