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5. PLACE OF ORIGIN:                                                                                                                                                                               

 Paris

6. DATE OF MAKING:                                                                                                                                                                

1890-1896

8. FURTHER INFORMATION ON MAKER:                                                                                                                                                                   

Made in France for British market. Imported by Dan

 

Godfrey & Sons.

9. OVERALL SIZE:                                                                                                                                                                    

1285

11. BORE:                                                                                                                                                                

Mouthpiece receiver 14.0

 

Ascending inner slide 12.0

 

at joint 12.2

 

Bell 206

12. TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION:                                                                                                                                                                 

Brass plated stockings, water key, tuning slide handle attached by universal joint, decorated lower slide ferrules and main bell stay ferrules.

13. INSCRIPTIONS:                                                                                                                                                                  

'FIRST GOLD MEDAL / PARISH EXHIBITION 1889 / DAN GODFREY &

 

SONS AROUND O.G' on raised medallion. '428 STRAND

 

LONDON / MADE IN PARIS / CYFARTHFA BAND'.

15. CASE, ETC:                                                                                                                                                                        

This is a bass trombone case, probably for this instrument.

16. FAULTS:                                                                                                                                                                             

Handle missing. Terminal bell section unsecured - bell stay bent and unsoldered off bell end. One inner slide corroded to outer slide and severed at mouthpiece end.

17. REPAIR HISTORY:                                                                                                                                                                              

Mouthpiece receiver probably not original (wider than

 

original).

 

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1. ACQUISITION NUMBER GIVEN BY MUSEUM:                                                                                                                                                                         

CCM/B21 (00009)

2. NAME OF INSTRUMENT:                                                                                                                                                                       

Clarinet

3. NOMINAL PITCH:                                                                                                                                                                  

Probably Bb

4. MAKER:                                                                                                                                                                

D'Almaine & Co.

5. PLACE OF ORIGIN:                                                                                                                                                                               

London

6. DATE OF MAKING:                                                                                                                                                                

 c.1845

9. OVERALL SIZE:                                                                                                                                                                    

465 [the two surviving joints, assembled]

11. BORE:                                                                                                                                                                

Between two finger hole joints 13.2

 


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