InstrumentClarinet |
Instrument FamilyWind |
MakerBuffet-Crampon & Cie |
Place MadeParis; France; Western Europe; Europe |
Date MadeCirca 1880-1900 |
DescriptionTechnical description: Cocus wood with german silver ferrules and keywork. Four pieces: mouthpiece, upper section, lower section and bell. Cocus wood mouthpiece probably original. Integral barrel. Straight speaker. No tube in thumb-hole. Ingenious forked C₆ solution working with three corresponding rings. End pivoted F₃/C₅. 13 keys, 5 rings.
L0: T; speaker.
L1: T + ring + vent; throat A♮; throat A♭.
L2: T + ring + vent + correspondence.
L3: T + ring + correspondence; additional lever E♭₄/B♭₅.
L4: C♯₄/G♯₅; E₃/B♮₄; F♯₃/C♯₅.
R1: T; side F₄/C₆; side E♭₄/B♭₅; side trill key for throat A-B♮ and B♭-C.
R2: T + spectacle.
R3: T + spectacle; B♭₃/F♮₅.
R4: F₃/C₅; G♯₃/E♭₅.
Keyhead type: salt spoon.
Keymount type: screwed in pillars.
Keywork corroded. |
NotesH. Fricke, Oct-Dec 2006. |
Measurements597; 671 with mouthpiece. |
ProvenanceBequest of Sir Nicholas Shackleton, 2006. |
CollectionSir Nicholas Shackleton Collection; MIMEd |
Accession Number5203 |