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A 19th century clarinet

Author: dcorr222
Date: 2012-08-13 22:55

Greetings,
I have found and am refurbishing a clarinet from the 1800's and would like some help identifying it. At the current moment I can only narrow down its time-frame from 1812 when the first clarinet with leather pads was introduced to 1893 when the case was manufactured. Until it is finished I cannot determine what key it is, though I believe it is in C. Some key features:
All joints were string wrapped
The pivot screws are not screws at all, rather they are metal rods with hooks on the end
The mouthpiece is wooden
The logo appears to have some sort of flower in it from what I can tell, as well as what appears to be a long word starting with H, a word similar to Mara and a C
The right hand pinky hole (not the key) is raised off of the body of the instrument significantly
There is one needle spring on the entire instrument
flat springs are brazed onto their keys, not screwed in
It has 12 keys and 8 tone holes
The register tube is on the back of the instrument and has a metal insert that extends into the bore of the instrument all the way to the center of the bore
Unfortunately until the clarinet is out of its current repair state I don't have better pictures than the ones I am providing. The label on the clarinet is worn off to the stage where it is unintelligible aside from the information above and I cannot seem to get a clear picture of what is there.
Any advise on the rather large crack in the bell would also be appreciated. The ring on the bottom of the bell is formed around the bell and will not come off. It would be nice to maintain all of the original parts of the clarinet but I think that bell will need replaced.
Thank you for your time

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