Clarinet. Nominal pitch: A.
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InstrumentClarinet |
Instrument FamilyWind |
MakerDoke |
Date MadeCirca 1820 |
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. Cocus mouthpiece not grooved for cord. Turned guide lines in upper rings. Extendable L4 levers, tone-hole and key for R4 mounted in a fusiform swelling. Bevelled G♯₃/E♭₅. Integral wooden thumb rest. Integral wooden bell rim. C♯₄/G♯₅ key might be added later: round flat cover, brass mount. 6 keys. L0: T; speaker. L1: T; throat A♮. L2: T. L3: T. L4: C♯₄/G♯₅; E₃/B♮₄; F♯₃/C♯₅. R1: T. R2: T. R3: T. R4: T. G♯₃/E♭₅. Keyhead type: flat square. Keymount type: turned wooden rings, swelling, saddle. One horn ring missing from the barrel. C♯₄/G♯₅ key possibly added later. Barrel a replacement. According to Shackleton's notes, may be one of a pair with (5260), with only the A sections surviving for (5261) and only the B♭ sections for (5260). Previous ownership: ex- Gerhard Stradner collection, Vienna. |
NotesH. Fricke, Oct-Dec 2006. |
Measurements611, 677 with mouthpiece. |
Provenanceex- Gerhard Stradner collection, Vienna. ; Bequest of Sir Nicholas Shackleton, 2006. |
CollectionSir Nicholas Shackleton Collection ; MIMEd |
Accession Number5261 |