Clarinet. Nominal pitch: B♭.
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InstrumentClarinet |
Instrument FamilyWind |
MakerStiegler |
Place MadeEurope ; Germany ; Munich ; Central Europe |
Date MadeCirca 1830 |
DescriptionTechnical description: Boxwood with horn ferrules and brass keywork. Six pieces: mouthpiece, barrel, upper section, middle section for the fingers of the right hand, lower section with keys, bell. Brass lined thumb-hole. Extendable levers for L4, tone-hole and key for R4 mounted in a fusiform swelling. Stiegler's innovation B♭₃/F♮₅ key on a wide brass lever operating with a needle spring. L0: T; speaker. L1: T; throat A♮; throat A♭. L2: T. L3: T; E♭₄/B♭₅. L4: C♯₄/G♯₅; E₃/B♮₄; F♯₃/C♯₅. R1: T. R2: T. R3: T; B♭₃/F♮₅. R4: T; G♯₃/E♭₅. Keymount type: turned wooden square rings, blocks, swelling. Keyhead type: square flat. C♯₄/G♯₅ key and block broken. Bell socket broken, barrel damaged. Mouthpiece missing. |
NotesH. Fricke, Oct-Dec 2006. |
Measurements579 |
ProvenanceTony Bingham, London. ; Bequest of Sir Nicholas Shackleton, 2006. |
CollectionSir Nicholas Shackleton Collection ; MIMEd |
Accession Number4952 |