Clarinet in B-flat

Gautrot aîné French

ca. 1900–1915

Not on view

Clarinet in B-flat with thirteen-key Muller system, made from cocus-wood with nickel silver keys and ferrules.

Artwork Details

Title: Clarinet in B-flat
Maker: Gautrot aîné (French, Paris active 1845–84)
Date: ca. 1900–1915
Geography: Paris, France
Culture: French
Medium: various materials
Dimensions: 649 mm length. Diameter of bell 72 mm.
Classification: Aerophone-Reed Vibrated-single reed cylindrical
Credit Line: The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889
Object Number: 89.4.2349
Curatorial Department: Musical Instruments

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