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