Clarinet. Nominal pitch: A.
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InstrumentClarinet |
Instrument FamilyWind |
MakerHenry Hoppner Meyer |
Place MadeGermany ; Central Europe ; Europe |
Date MadeCirca 1850 |
DescriptionTechnical description: Blackwood with german silver ferrules and keywork. Five pieces: mouthpiece, barrel, upper section, lower section, bell. Straight speaker. Additional cross key for F₄/C₆. Spectacles. Alternative touchpiece for C♯₄/G♯₅. Additional G♯₃/E♭₅ lever. End pivoted F₃/C₅. Shaped thumb rest. 15 keys, 2 rings. L0: T; speaker. L1: T; throat A♮; throat A♭. L2: T. cross F₄/C₆, L3: T; cross E♭₄/B♭₅. L4: C♯₄/G♯₅; E₃/B♮₄; F♯₃/C♯₅; additional G♯₃/E♭₅. R1: T; side F₄/C₆; side E♭₄/B♭₅; side trill key for throat A-B♮ and B♭-C, alternative C♯₄/G♯₅. R2: T + spectacle. R3: T + spectacle (forked B♭₃/F♮₅); cross B♭₃/F♮₅. R4: F₃/C₅; G♯₃/E♭₅. Keyhead type: shallow cup. Keymount type: pillars on plates. Poor condition; barrel cracked, upper section cracked, spectacle missing, L4 lever broken. Mouthpiece missing. The bell possibly a replacement. Previous ownership: gift of Matti Helin, Helsinki. |
NotesH. Fricke, Oct-Dec 2006 |
Measurements620 |
Provenancegift of Matti Helin, Helsinki. ; Bequest of Sir Nicholas Shackleton, 2006. |
CollectionSir Nicholas Shackleton Collection ; MIMEd |
Accession Number4958 |