Clarinet. Nominal pitch: B♭.
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InstrumentClarinet |
Instrument FamilyWind |
MakerJ Bray |
Place MadeDublin ; Republic of Ireland ; Europe |
Date MadeCirca 1850 |
DescriptionTechnical description: Cocus wood with ivory ferrules and german silver keywork. Five pieces: mouthpiece, socket type , barrel, upper section, lower section, bell. Barrel bulbous with tenon and one ivory ferrule. Upper section with blocks and saddles for throat A♭ and F₄/C₆. Speaker liner projects almost to the middle bore. Wooden tuning slide. Lower section with blocks and saddles for side B♮₃/F♯₅. Levers for L4, tone-hole and key for R4 mounted in a bell-shaped swelling extending half-way round body. 12 key system with alternative F♯ key for R2. L0: T; speaker. L1: T; throat A♮. L2: T; throat A♭. L3: T; E♭₄/B♭₅. L4: C♯₄/G♯₅; E₃/B♮₄; zig-zag F♯₃/C♯₅. R1: T; side F₄/C₆; side trill key for throat A-B♮. R2: T; alternative B♮₃/F♯₅. R3: T; B♭₃/F♮₅; side B♮₃/F♯₅. R4: T; G♯₃/E♭₅. Keyhead type: flat round. Keymount type: blocks, saddles, and swelling. Stamped on upper section and bell "J. BRAY / DUBLIN"; silver plate on bell inscribed "To / Serg. D. Brown 55th Regt. / from / Capt. Montresor". Mouthpiece missing; barrel cracked through whole length. Barrel and top of instrument bored out and wooden liner fitted. Previous ownership: Purchased by H.I. Btackenbury from Butterfield, London, for £1/0/0. Current ownership: Government allocation to the University, 1991. (C.H. Brackenbury Memorial Collection). |
NotesT.K. Dibley, August 1992; R. Neil, April 1985; H. Fricke, July 2005. |
Measurements591 to tenon of barrel. |
ProvenancePurchased by H.I. Brackenbury from Butterfield, London, for £1/0/0. ; Government allocation to the University, 1991. |
CollectionC.H. Brackenbury Memorial Collection ; MIMEd |
Accession Number0973 |