7-Keyed Bass Clarinet
date: label: date made
content: 1800-1825
notes: label: Description
content: This clarinet was made by an unknown maker in the United States around 1800 to 1825. It is a 7-keyed bass clarinet in C, made of boxwood with ivory and brass ferrules and square brass keys. This bass clarinet is made in bassoon form.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States
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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.65.0609
label: accession number
content: 1991.0406
label: catalog number
content: 65.0609
objectType: label: Object Name
content: clarinet
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: boxwood (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: ivory (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: brass (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 14 cm x 83 cm x 17.6 cm; x 5 1/2 in x 32 11/16 in x 6 15/16 in
label: Measurements
content: mouthpiece: 3 15/16 in x 1 in; 10.00125 cm x 2.54 cm
label: Measurements
content: barrel: 3 in x 7 in x 1 3/4 in; 7.62 cm x 17.78 cm x 4.445 cm
label: Measurements
content: upper joint: 10 1/2 in x 1 7/8 in x 2 7/16 in; 26.67 cm x 4.7625 cm x 6.19125 cm
label: Measurements
content: lower joint: 16 7/8 in x 2 1/2 in x 2 5/8 in; 42.8625 cm x 6.35 cm x 6.6675 cm
label: Measurements
content: bell: 17 5/8 in x 5 7/16 in; 44.7675 cm x 13.81125 cm