Nechwalsky Bass Clarinet
date: label: date made
content: ca 1853
name: label: maker
content: Nechwalsky, Anton
notes: label: Description
content: <p>This clarinet was made by Anton Nechwalsky in Vienna, Austria about 1853. It is a 16-keyed bass clarinet in B-flat, made of stained maple with brass ferrules, keys, and bell. This clarinet is stamped:</p>
label: Description
content: <p>[eagle]<br>NECHWALSKY<br>WIEN<br>[star]</p>
label: Description
content: <p>Anton Nechwalsky (1804-1868) made wind instruments in Vienna from 1836 to 1868.</p>
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: Austria: Vienna state, Vienna
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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 The University Museum, University of Pennsylvania (through Dr. Robert H. Dyson)
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: MI.65.0613
label: accession number
content: 1991.0406
label: catalog number
content: 65.0613
objectType: label: Object Name
content: clarinet
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: maple (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: brass (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 9.7 cm x 106 cm x 20 cm; x 3 13/16 in x 41 3/4 in x 7 7/8 in
label: Measurements
content: mouthpiece/barrel: 6 1/8 in x 1 1/4 in x 8 1/8 in; 15.5575 cm x 3.175 cm x 20.6375 cm
label: Measurements
content: upper joint: 16 1/8 in x 2 in; 40.9575 cm x 5.08 cm
label: Measurements
content: lower joint: 20 1/16 in x 2 7/8 in; 50.95875 cm x 7.3025 cm
label: Measurements
content: bell: 11 5/8 in x 5 1/16 in x 3 7/8 in; 29.5275 cm x 12.85875 cm x 9.8425 cm