Martin Frères 6-Keyed Clarinet
date: label: date made
content: 1878 - 1882
name: label: maker
content: Martin Freres
notes: label: Description
content: <p>This clarinet was made by Martin Frères in Paris, France around 1878 to 1882. It is a 6-keyed clarinet in D, made of boxwood with ivory ferrules and round brass keys. This clarinet is stamped:</p>
label: Description
content: <p>[bee]<br>MARTIN FRES<br>A PARIS<br>[Martin logo]<br>D</p>
label: Description
content: <p>John Howard Foote (1833-1896) was a musical instrument dealer with shops in New York City and Chicago. Martin Freres was one of the many brands sold through his shops. This make and style of clarinet (#5262), or “clarionet,” as listed in an 1880 J. Howard Foote catalog sold for $6.90.</p>
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: France: Île-de-France, Paris
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content: Culture and the Arts: Musical Instruments
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content: Music & Musical Instruments
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content: Clarinets
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of J. Howard Foote
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: MI.055618
label: accession number
content: 11535
label: catalog number
content: 55618
objectType: label: Object Name
content: clarinet
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: rosewood (mouth piece material)
label: Physical Description
content: boxwood (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: ivory (ferrules material)
label: Physical Description
content: brass (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: cap: 3 in x 2 5/16 in; 7.62 cm x 5.87375 cm
label: Measurements
content: mouthpiece: 2 15/16 in x 1 in; 7.46125 cm x 2.54 cm
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content: barrel: 1 3/8 in x 1 1/4 in; 3.4925 cm x 3.175 cm
label: Measurements
content: upper joint: 3 5/8 in x 1 3/16 in; 9.2075 cm x 3.01625 cm
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content: middle joint: 6 5/8 in x 1 3/8 in; 16.8275 cm x 3.4925 cm
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content: lower joint: 7 3/8 in x 1 3/4 in; 18.7325 cm x 4.445 cm
label: Measurements
content: bell: 3 1/4 in x 2 7/8 in; 8.255 cm x 7.3025 cm
label: Measurements
content: overall: 17 in x 2 7/8 in; 43.18 cm x 7.3025 cm