LeBlanc Boehm System Clarinet, associted with Woody Herman
date: label: Date made
content: 1940-1950
name: label: user
content: Herman, Woody
label: maker
content: LeBlanc
notes: label: Description
content: <p>This clarinet was made by LeBlanc in Paris, France around 1940 to 1950. It is a Boehm System clarinet in B-flat, serial #13620, made of grenadilla with German silver keys and rings. This clarinet is stamped:</p>
label: Description
content: <p>G<br>LEBLANC<br>PARIS</p>
label: Description
content: <p>There is a metal plate attached to the bell that is engraved:</p>
label: Description
content: <p>Woody Herman</p>
label: Description
content: <p>Woodrow Charles “Woody” Herman (1913-1987) was an American jazz clarinetist, saxophonist, singer, and big band leader.</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 Jack Siefert
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 1998.0240.03
label: serial number
content: 13620
label: accession number
content: 1998.0240
label: catalog number
content: 1998.0240.03
objectType: label: Object Name
content: clarinet
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: grenadilla (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: German silver (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 23 1/4 in x 3 in; 59.055 cm x 7.62 cm
label: Measurements
content: mouthpiece: 3 1/2 in x 1 1/8 in; 8.89 cm x 2.8575 cm
label: Measurements
content: cap: 2 3/4 in x 1 1/8 in; 6.985 cm x 2.8575 cm
label: Measurements
content: barrel: 2 7/16 in x 1 1/4 in; 6.19125 cm x 3.175 cm
label: Measurements
content: upper joint: 8 7/8 in x 1 3/4 in; 22.5425 cm x 4.445 cm
label: Measurements
content: lower joint: 10 in x 2 1/8 in; 25.4 cm x 5.3975 cm
label: Measurements
content: bell: 4 3/8 in x 3 1/16 in; 11.1125 cm x 7.77875 cm