422.211.2 Individual reedpipes with single reeds with cylindrical bore with fingerholes

Bb clarinet, Boehm system, blackwood (dalbergia melanoxylon), joints as follows: bell, lower joint, upper joint, standard barrel, short barrel, mouthpiece with ligature and mouthpiece cap. Stamped on bell: EMPEROR/BOOSEY & HAWKES/LONDON Serial number stamped on upper and lower joints: 218292. One of a pair with a clarinet in A, Horniman Museum number 2013.200.2

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