Clarinet. Nominal pitch: B♭.

Cahusac

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Instrument

Clarinet

Instrument Family

Wind

Maker

Cahusac

Place Made

Europe ; England ; London ; United Kingdom

Date Made

Circa 1800

Description

Technical description: Boxwood with ivory ferrules and brass keywork. Five pieces: mouthpiece, barrel, upper section, middle section for the fingers of the right hand, lower section with keys with integral bell. Original mouthpiece grooved for cord. Turned guide lines in upper square rings. Levers for L4, tone-hole and key for R4 mounted in a bell-shaped swelling. Bascule key guided in a round turned ring with tuned guide line. Zig-zag G♯₃/E♭₅. 5 keys. L0: T; speaker. L1: T; throat A♮. L2: T. L3: T. L4: E₃/B♮₄; F♯₃/C♯₅. R1: T. R2: T. R3: T. R4: T; G♯₃/E♭₅. Keymount type: turned wooden rings, swelling. Keyhead type: flat square. Playing accessories: reed, cord. Specific literature references: Checker and Myers 1984; Young 1993, No 6. Previous ownership: Kilravock Castle. Inscribed on all parts except mouthpiece "B / CAHUZAC / LONDON / o o".

Notes

H. Fricke, Oct-Dec 2006.

Measurements

665 with mouthpiece.

Provenance

Kilravock Castle. ; Bequest of Sir Nicholas Shackleton, 2006.

Collection

Sir Nicholas Shackleton Collection ; MIMEd

Accession Number

4799

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