Bass Clarinet in B-flat
Giacinto Riva
mid-19th century
Medium
boxwood, ebony, nickel-silver
Dimensions
L. end to end (excluding ring on butt end). 665 mm; Bell Diam. 135 mm.; Tube L. ca. 1037 mm; Mouthpiece: 92 mm; Crook. ca. 200 mm; Upper right (bassoon: 'wing' section) 238 mm; Butt section 270 mm; Upper left (bassoon: 'long' section) 282 mm; Bell 184 mm.
Classification
Aerophone-Reed Vibrated-single reed cylindrical
Culture
Italian
Department
Musical Instruments
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889
Accession Number
89.4.3124