Lot 403: A Vintage Simple-System Wood and Metal Clarinet

This vintage simple-system clarinet is constructed from a dark-grained wood, likely granadilla or cocuswood, featuring metal keywork. The instrument is composed of several sections including a bell, lower joint, upper joint, and barrel, though the mouthpiece is absent. A white adhesive lot label is affixed to the bell, bearing the printed text SHELBYS AUCTIONEERS, LOT, 403, and 01132502626. There are faint circular or oval stamps impressed into the upper joint and the bell; the individual characters within these stamps are worn and obscured by surface accumulation, rendering them illegible. The keywork is mounted to the body via metal pillars. No measurements are available as there is no scale present in the image.