Clarinet. Nominal pitch: B♭.
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InstrumentClarinet |
Instrument FamilyWind |
MakerW Milhouse |
Place MadeEurope ; England ; London ; United Kingdom |
Date MadeCirca 1810 |
DescriptionTechnical description: Boxwood with ivory ferrules and brass keywork. Six pieces: mouthpiece, barrel, upper section, middle section for the fingers of the right hand, lower section with keys, bell. Flask shaped barrel. Upper section with square cross-section turned rings. Levers for L4, tone-hole and key for R4 mounted in a bell-shaped swelling. Bascule key guided in round rings. Turned guide lines in all rings. Zig-zag F♯₃/C♯₅. Bevelled G♯₃/E♭₅. L0: T; speaker. L1: T; throat A♮. L2: T. L3: T. L4: E₃/B♮₄; F♯₃/C♯₅. R1: T; trill key for throat A-B♮. R2: T. R3: T. R4: T; G♯₃/E♭₅. Keymount type: turned wooden rings, swelling. Keyhead type: flat square. Bell cracked. Mouthpiece missing. Decorative features: Monogram on key. |
NotesH. Fricke, Oct-Dec 2006. |
Measurements599 |
ProvenanceBequest of Sir Nicholas Shackleton, 2006. |
CollectionSir Nicholas Shackleton Collection ; MIMEd |
Accession Number4717 |