Martin 13-Keyed Clarinet
date: label: Date made
content: 1842-1844
name: label: maker
content: Martin, Jean Francois
notes: label: Description
content: <p>This clarinet was made by Jean François Martin in Paris, France around1842 to 1844. It is a 13-keyed clarinet in C, made of fruitwood with ivory ferrules and brass keys. The clarinet is stamped:</p>
label: Description
content: <p>[star]<br>Martin<br>J.F.<br>C</p>
label: Description
content: <p>The bell is a replacement and stamped:</p>
label: Description
content: <p>[star]<br>Thibouville<br>Freres<br>B</p>
label: Description
content: <p>In 1843 Jean François Martin received a patent (French Patent #15895) for a new arrangement of the F sharp key for clarinets. This new arrangement is featured on this instrument.</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 Annie-May Hegeman
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: MI.378924
label: accession number
content: 147093
label: catalog number
content: 378924
objectType: label: Object Name
content: clarinet
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: fruitwood (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: ivory (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: brass (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: barrel: 1 15/16 in x 1 7/16 in; 4.92125 cm x 3.65125 cm
label: Measurements
content: upper joint: 7 11/16 in x 2 in; 19.52625 cm x 5.08 cm
label: Measurements
content: lower joint: 9 in x 1 15/16 in; 22.86 cm x 4.92125 cm