CLARINET - Ashton, John - 5-keyed clarinet in C Wurlitzer-Bruck Music Antiquarians Home New Items Our Gallery About Us Contact Search Home Gift Ideas New Items Autographs Books Instruments Music Objets d'Art & Ephemera Prints and Artwork Photographs Catalog Index MenuCatalogSearch Enlarge Image CLARINET Ashton, John (1813-1849) 5-keyed clarinet in C Boston, 1820-'44. 23.75" long including mouthpiece (60.3 cm). Small hairline crack in upper-middle joint, not affecting the bore; otherwise in excellent condition and with its original mouthpiece. Clarinet in C, made of dark-stained fruitwood with five block-mounted round-flap brass keys and ivory rings. Stamped on the upper-middle joint and bell, above a maker's mark of an eagle looking left: "J. ASHTON. / BOSTON. / C". The remaining three joints are stamped: "J. ASHTON. / BOSTON" This is a nice example of this scarce New England maker who died at the age of 36. Ashton was born in England and died in Boston. Inquire INS-14064$1,300 all items subject to prior sale ©2000-2022, Wurlitzer-Bruck. Dealers in Antiquarian Music, Music Books, Prints, Photographs & Paintings of Musical Interest, Musical Autographs, Antique Musical Instruments & Rare Musical Ephemera. Terms of Sale & Privacy Policy.