Albert System Clarinet, used by Barney Bigard
date: label: date made
content: ca 1925-1927
label: date made
content: 1920s
label: date made
content: 1920-1930
label: date made
content: ca 1925-1935
name: label: user
content: Bigard, Barney
label: maker
content: Henri Farny et Cie
notes: label: Description
content: <p>This clarinet was made by Henri Farney & Cie. in Paris , France around 1925 to 1927. It is an Albert System clarinet in B-flat, made of granadilla with nickel silver ferrules and keys. This clarinet is stamped:</p>
label: Description
content: <p>HENRY FARNY<br>ET CIE<br>PARIS<br>MODELE SUPERIEUR</p>
label: Description
content: <p>Henry Farny instruments were manufactured in France and sold by the Wurlitzer Company. This clarient was previously used by American jazz clarinetist, Barney Bigard (1906-1980) when he joined the Duke Ellington Orchestra in 1927.</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
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content: Jazz
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of Dennis Levin
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 2013.0215.01
label: accession number
content: 2013.0215
label: catalog number
content: 2013.0215.01
objectType: label: Object Name
content: clarinet
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: metal (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: grenadilla (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 26 1/2 in x 3 1/8 in; 67.31 cm x 7.9375 cm
label: Measurements
content: clarinet: 23 in x 2 1/4 in; 58.42 cm x 5.715 cm
label: Measurements
content: bell: 4 3/16 in x 3 1/8 in; 10.63625 cm x 7.9375 cm