Clarinet. Nominal pitch: B♭.
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InstrumentClarinet |
Instrument FamilyWind |
MakerGentellet-Prestreau |
Place MadeEurope ; France ; Paris ; Western Europe |
Date MadeCirca 1814 |
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. Sixth key is C♯₄/G♯₅, mounted between pillars on a small plates. Levers for L4, tone-hole and key for R4 mounted in a fusiform swelling. 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. Keymount type: turned wooden rings, blocks, swelling, pillars on plate. Keyhead type: flat square. In a brown modern clarinet case with violet velvet. Also in case: wooden 19th century moutpiece with hardly readable mark, reed, cord, wooden reed cap. Repair History: The mouthpiece is a replacement. Previous ownership: ex- Alan Hacker (his first boxwood clarinet). Inscribed on all pieces with star / "GENTELLET / A PARIS" / star / "B". |
NotesH. Fricke, Oct-Dec 2006. |
Measurements592 |
Provenanceex- Alan Hacker (his first boxwood clarinet). ; Bequest of Sir Nicholas Shackleton, 2006. |
CollectionSir Nicholas Shackleton Collection ; MIMEd |
Accession Number4723 |