Clarinet. Nominal pitch: B♭.
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InstrumentClarinet |
Instrument FamilyWind |
MakerBuffet jeune |
Place MadeEurope ; France ; Paris ; Western Europe |
Date MadeCirca 1836 |
DescriptionTechnical description: Boxwood with ivory ferrules and brass keywork. Five pieces: mouthpiece, barrel, upper section, lower section, bell. R4 on rod between pillars screwed into body with needle-springs, other keywork pillars on oval plates. 13 keys. 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 F₄/C₆; side trill key for throat A-B♮ and B♭-C. R2: T. R3: T; B♭₃/F♮₅; side B♮₃/F♯₅. R4: F₃/C₅; G♯₃/E♭₅. Keymount type: pillars on plates. Keyhead type: salt spoon. Condition: Upper ferrule of bell missing, wood chipped. Mouthpiece missing. Inscribed on all sections and bell "A. BUFFET / JNE / PARIS"; on upper section also "BRÉVETÉ". |
NotesH. Fricke, Oct-Dec 2006. |
Measurements583 |
ProvenanceBequest of Sir Nicholas Shackleton, 2006. |
CollectionSir Nicholas Shackleton Collection ; MIMEd |
Accession Number4831 |