Clarinet. Nominal pitch: A.
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InstrumentClarinet ; Clarinet/Clarinets/Wind/Musical Instrument |
Instrument FamilyWind |
MakerLouis Kolbe |
Place MadeGermany ; Europe ; Central Europe |
Date Made1920-1940 |
DescriptionTechnical description: Black wood with german silver ferrules and keywork. Five pieces: mouthpiece, barrel, upper section, lower section, bell. L2 ring closes L1 ring and side vent above it. Brass tube in thumb-hole. Throat F♯ correction for L2. Plate for R1. Vent below each of 5 rings. R1, R2 and/or R3 ring closes vent above R1. Touchpiece to operate this vent with R2 in order to improve the intonation of throat notes. Only three R1 trill keys. C sharp mechanism. 14 keys, 5 rings, 4 black rollers. L0: T, speaker. L1: T + ring + vent; throat A♮; throat A♭. L2: T + ring + vent; F♯₄ correction. L3: T + ring + vent; E♭₄/B♭₅. L4: C♯₄/G♯₅; E₃/B♮₄; F♯₃/C♯₅. R1: Plate; side F₄/C₆; side E♭₄/B♭₅; side trill for throat A-B♮ and B♭-C. R2: T + ring + vent. R3: T + ring corresponding to R2 vent; (forked B♭₃/F♮₅); cross B♭₃/F♮₅. R4: G♯₃/E♭₅; F₃/C₅. Keyhead type: modern. Keymount type: screwed in pillars. Mouthpiece missing. Pervious ownership: purchased via eBay Germany. |
NotesH. Fricke, Oct-Dec 2006. |
Measurements633. |
Provenancepurchased via eBay Germany. ; Bequest of Sir Nicholas Shackleton, 2006. |
CollectionSir Nicholas Shackleton Collection ; MIMEd |
Accession Number5154 |