Gautrot
OVERVIEW
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: ---
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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.