DCM 1437: Henry Pourcelle, tradename for Bruno, importer in New York Clarinet in E-flat
Summary
Instrument type: Clarinet in E-flat
Medium: Grenadilla, nickel silver.; 41.6 cm.
Key Holes System: Simple system, right hand finger rings, sometimes called Albert System. See "Meyer-Albert Systematic Misnomers." All fingerholes bushed with nickel silver.
Mark Maximum: (ship with sails) / HENRY POURCELLE / PARIS / FRANCE / E
Mark Additional: Mark on bell. Mark on upper: HENRY POURCELLE / PARIS / FRANCE. Mark on lower: (as above, with: L).
Condition: Bell joint lower ferrule (threaded) missing. Barrel joint cracked and poorly repaired.
Case: In case with DCM 1436. See DCM 1436, Notes.
The Dayton C. Miller collection in the Library of Congress, contains nearly 1,700 flutes and other wind instruments, statuary, iconography, books, music, trade catalogs, tutors, patents, and other materials mostly related to the flute. It includes both Western and non-Western examples of flutes from around the world, with at least 460 European and American instrument makers represented. Items in the collection date from the 16th to the 20th century.
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