Clarinet. Nominal pitch: B♭.

Rudall Carte & Co.

Instrument

Clarinet

Instrument Family

Wind

Maker

Rudall Carte & Co.

Place Made

London; Europe; England; United Kingdom

Date Made

1906

Description

Technical description: Cocus wood with german silver ferrules and keywork. Four pieces: mouthpiece, one-piece body, bell. Tuning slide between barrel and body. Curved speaker with chimney on front of the instrument. Long tailed British throat A♭ key. Articulated C♯₄/G♯₅ activated by L4, closed by R1 ring. C sharp mechanism. 13 keys, 3 rings, 8 rollers. L0: @I{T; speaker. L1: @I{T; throat A♮. L2: @I{T; throat A♭. L3: @I{T; cross E♭₄/B♭₅. L4: @I{C♯₄/G♯₅; E₃/B♮₄; F♯₃/C♯₅. R1: @I{T + ring; side F₄/C₆; side E♭₄/B♭₅; side trill key for throat A-B♮ and B♭-C. R2: @I{T + spectacle. R3: @I{T + spectacle (forked B♭₃/F♮₅); cross B♭₃/F♮₅. R4: @I{G♯₃/E♭₅; F₃/C₅. Keymount type: screwed in pillars. Keyhead type: modern. Repair History: Crack in barrel repaired.

Notes

H. Fricke, Oct-Dec 2006.

Measurements

574

Provenance

Sold by the makers 23 Jan 1906 to "W. Slade R.M. Chatham".; Bequest of Sir Nicholas Shackleton, 2006.

Collection

MIMEd; Sir Nicholas Shackleton Collection

Accession Number

5029