Pitch: Bb(?)
Maker: Gautrot Aîné
Hallmark: Gautrot Aîné/Brevette/á Paris Place of Manufacture: France
Approximate Date: 1860s Material: Wood body, elephant ivory rings Keys: Brass(?) Keywork: 8-key Serial Number: --- Many thanks to Peter Smith for these pictures.
This 8-key clarinet is marked Gautrot Aîné Brevette á Paris. I take it that aîné may mean ‘the elder’, and brevette means that it is registered or copyrighted.
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