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
Rights
Public Domain