Oehler System Clarinet
- Description (Brief)
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This clarinet was made by Oskar Oehler in Berlin, Germany around 1900 to 1935. It is an Oehler System clarinet in B-flat, made of ebony with German silver ferrules and keys. This clarinet is stamped:
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[lyre] [/] O.Oehler [/] Berlin [/] B
- This clarinet was previously owned and used by German-American clarinetist Robert Lindemann (1884-1975). Lindemann was born in Germany and immigrated to the United States in 1911. He is best known as the principal clarinetist for the Chicago Symphony Orchestra from 1923 to 1949.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Date made
- 1900-1935
- user
- Lindemann, Robert
- referenced
- Chicago Symphony Orchestra
- maker
- Oehler, Oskar
- Oehler, Oskar
- place made
- Deutschland: Berlin, Berlin
- Physical Description
- ebony (overall material)
- German silver (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 23 1/2 in x 3 1/4 in; 59.69 cm x 8.255 cm
- mouthpiece: 3 5/8 in x 1 3/16 in; 9.2075 cm x 3.01625 cm
- barrel, each: 2 3/16 in x 1 1/4 in; 5.55625 cm x 3.175 cm
- upper joint: 9 1/2 in x 2 1/16 in; 24.13 cm x 5.23875 cm
- lower joint: 10 in x 1 7/8 in; 25.4 cm x 4.7625 cm
- bell: 4 9/16 in x 3 3/8 in; 11.58875 cm x 8.5725 cm
- ID Number
- MI.77.14
- accession number
- 1977.1060
- catalog number
- 77.14
- Credit Line
- Gift of the Estate of Mrs. Elizabeth Guinan in memory of George Weber
- See more items in
- Culture and the Arts: Musical Instruments
- Clarinets
- Music & Musical Instruments
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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