Leblanc Bass Clarinet
date: label: Date made
content: 1963
name: label: maker
content: G. Leblanc Corporation
notes: label: Description
content: <p>This clarinet was made by G. Leblanc Corporation in Kenosha, Wisconsin in 1963. It is a bass clarinet in B-flat, model 400 serial #7422, made of grenadilla with nickel silver keys and fittings. This clarinet is stamped:</p>
label: Description
content: <p>LEBLANC<br>PARIS<br>FRANCE<br>7422</p>
label: Description
content: <p>This bass clarinet was designed in France but manufactured at the Wisconsin plant.</p>
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States: Wisconsin, Kenosha
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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 G. Leblanc Corporation
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: MI.63.980
label: accession number
content: 243869
label: catalog number
content: 63.980
objectType: label: Object Name
content: clarinet
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: grenadilla (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: nickel silver (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 12.2 cm x 96 cm x 24 cm; x 4 13/16 in x 37 13/16 in x 9 7/16 in
label: Measurements
content: cap: 3 3/8 in x 1 9/16 in; 8.5725 cm x 3.96875 cm
label: Measurements
content: mouthpiece: 4 1/16 in x 1 7/8 in; 10.31875 cm x 4.7625 cm
label: Measurements
content: barrel: 6 3/8 in x 1 1/4 in x 4 1/4 in; 16.1925 cm x 3.175 cm x 10.795 cm
label: Measurements
content: upper joint: 18 7/8 in x 2 3/4 in; 47.9425 cm x 6.985 cm
label: Measurements
content: lower joint: 20 3/4 in x 3 1/8 in; 52.705 cm x 7.9375 cm
label: Measurements
content: bell: 9 7/8 in x 8 1/8 in x 7 13/16 in; 25.0825 cm x 20.6375 cm x 19.84375 cm