InstrumentClarinet |
Instrument FamilyWind |
MakerBergmair |
Place MadeEurope; Germany; Central Europe |
Date MadeCirca 1850 |
DescriptionTechnical description: Boxwood with horn ferrules and brass keywork. Five pieces: mouthpiece, barrel, upper section, lower section, bell. Cocus wood mouthpiece marked for ligature. Stiegler-style B₃/F♯₅. No B♭₃/F₅. Plain levers for L4, tone-hole and key for R4 mounted in a fusiform swelling. Wide integral wooden bell rim.
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; side trill key for throat A-B♮ and B♭-C.
R2: T.
R3: T; B♮₃/F♯₅.
R4: T; G♯₃/E♭₅.
Keymount type: turned wooden rings, blocks, swelling.
Keyhead type: flat round.
Repair History: The C♯₄/G♯₅ key removed and its tone-hole filled with sealing wax. |
NotesH. Fricke, Oct-Dec 2006. |
Measurements428, 484 with mouthpiece. |
Provenanceex- Gerhard Stradner collection, Vienna.; Bequest of Sir Nicholas Shackleton, 2006. |
CollectionSir Nicholas Shackleton Collection; MIMEd |
Accession Number5100 |