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Clarinet

Clarinet in Bb, of cocus wood with silver plated keys, simple system, and silver plated ferrules and bell rim ring. With ebony mouthpiece, no reed. With integral lower body and foot, and with thumbrest.

  • Date:
    c.1865
  • Maker:
    Eugène Albert [Family]
  • Collection:
    Bate Collection, Oxford
  • Inventory number:
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  • Place of production:
    Belgium, Brussels
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  • Materials:Cocus;Wood;Plant;Silver;Metal
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  • Inscriptions:[star] S.A. CHAPPELL 52 NEW BOND STREET LONDON [star] [on upper body] [star] E. ALBERT A BRUXELLES [star] [on lower body] [star] APPROVED BY MR LAZARUS [star] [on bell]
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  • Repository:Bate Collection, Oxford
  • Measurements:Max L = 640 mm Max Diam [bell] = 76 mm