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Maker

*Pietro DOMINI (18??- ??)

Dated/City

c.1890s / Milan
Key/Pitch (MHz) *Early Albert System Double Wall Metal Eb Clarinet

Descriptions

German Silver with double wall body construction, Keys attached on pillars on oval foot plates

Full Marking

" (on oval plate with harp in the center) (five pointed star) P.DONINI (five pointed star) / MILANO " : upper joint

Additional Marking

  

Length

 490 mm. / 425 mm. (without mouthpiece)
*Note:
  • * His activity is reported to start in 1880, from a document at the Chamber of Commerce of Milan, and he takes part at the Theatrical Exhibition in 1894 in Milan, with “woodwind instruments”.
  • * Probably made by Agostino Rampone, who patented the double wall system for flutes and clarinets in 1879.

*Information from Mr.Francesco Carreras

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