Clarinet. Nominal pitch: B♭.

E Albert

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Instrument

Clarinet ; Clarinet/Clarinets/Wind/Musical Instrument

Instrument Family

Wind

Maker

E Albert

Place Made

Belgium ; Europe ; Brussels ; Central Europe

Date Made

Circa 1870

Description

Technical description: Cocus wood with german silver ferrules and keywork. Five pieces: mouthpiece, barrel, upper section, lower section, bell. Mouthpiece ebonite, long slightly bulbous barrel.Upper section: speaker liner at the front of the instrument, chimney. Additional side key for E♭₄/B♭₅. Wood between L2 and L3 recessed to fit the cross key. Lower section: rollers on R4 touchpieces; patent C sharp; thumb rest. All tenons and sockets lined with german silver. L0: T; speaker. L1: T; throat A♮. L2: T; throat A♭. L3: T; cross 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 + spectacle. R3: T + spectacle (forked B♭₃/F♮₅); cross B♭₃/F♮₅. R4: G♯₃/E♭₅; F₃/C₅. Keymount type: pillars. Keyhead type: modern. Overall size: 637; 570 to top of barrel. Bore: at C₄ hole 14.9; at F₃ hole 15.8. Stamped on upper section "S.A. CHAPPELL / 214 REGENT ST. / LONDON" (inscription also includes six pointed star); stamped on mouthpiece "J.R. LAFLEUR & SON / J.B. ALBERT"; stamped on bell: star / "S.A. CHAPPELL" / star. Repair History: Thumb rest broken out and repaired using patch in wood. Barrel shortened. Top barrel ferrule missing. Usable pitch: A4 = c 460 Hz. Used in pair with A clarinet (134). Specific literature references: G.S. (1968) No. 169.

Notes

T.K. Dibley, August 1992; R. Neil, 1985; H. Fricke, July 2005.

Measurements

637; 570 to top of barrel.

Collection

Rendall Collection ; MIMEd

Accession Number

0119

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