Clarinet. Nominal pitch: B♭.

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Instrument

Clarinet ; Clarinet/Clarinets/Wind/Musical Instrument

Instrument Family

Wind

Date Made

Circa 1895

Description

Technical description: Blackwood with german silver ferrules and keywork. Five pieces: mouthpiece, barrel, upper section, lower section, bell. Ebonite mouthpiece. Barrel is slightly bulbous. Upper section: wood between L2 and L3 had been recessed to fit the cross key for E♭₄/B♭₅. Lower section: thumb rest; leaf and needle springs. L0: T; speaker. L1: T; throat A♮. L2: T; throat A♭. L3: T; cross E♭₄/B♭₅. L4: C♯₄/G♯₅; E₃/B♮₄; F♯₃/C♯₅. R1: T; side F₄/C₆; side trill key for throat A-B♮ and B♭-C. R2: T + spectacle. R3: T + spectacle (forked B♭₃/F♮₅); cross B♭₃/F♮₅. R4: G♯₃/E♭₅; F₃/C₅. Keymount type: pillars. Keyhead type: modern. Overall size: 676; 606 to top of barrel. Bore: at C₄ hole 14.3; at F₃ hole 16,4. Carved into bell "SC 15". Repair History: Spectacle key missing; mouthpiece tip chipped. Pads missing. Springs fatigued. Mouthpiece a replacement.

Notes

T.K. Dibley, August 1992; R. Neil, 1985; H. Fricke, July 2005.

Measurements

676; 606 to top of barrel.

Provenance

Purchased in 1983 with assistance from the Government's Local Museums Purchase Fund and the University's General Council Trust.

Collection

Glen Collection ; MIMEd

Accession Number

1220