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Clarinet
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Clarinet

Date1818-1822
Artist/Maker
MediumClarinet: Boxwood; ivory; copper alloy
Dimensions23" overall length; 3 1/8" Bell dia; Case = 27 1/2 x 4 3/4" high x 5" deep.
Credit LineMuseum Purchase
Object number1990.708.6,A
DescriptionA clarinet of boxwood with five copper-alloy keys and five ivory rings.

Marked on the upper finger-hole section "[John G.] KLEMM / PHILAD" (only some of the "PHILAD" letters are readable).
Mark(s)"KLEMM / PHILAD" on upper fingerhole section.
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