Clarinet. Nominal pitch: C.
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InstrumentClarinet/Clarinets/Wind/Musical Instrument ; Clarinet |
Instrument FamilyWind |
Date Made1815-1850 |
DescriptionTechnical description: Boxwood with ivory ferrules and brass keywork. Five pieces: mouthpiece, barrel, upper section, lower section, bell. Unusual articulation on E₃/B₄ key. Integral wooden thumb rest. Wooden mouthpiece with a horn ring base. End pivoted F₃/C₅. 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: saddles screwed into wood. Keyhead type: shallow cups. Condition: bell ring missing, lower section and ferrule broken. |
NotesH. Fricke, Oct-Dec 2006. |
Measurements509, 578 with mouthpiece. |
ProvenanceBequest of Sir Nicholas Shackleton, 2006. |
CollectionMIMEd ; Sir Nicholas Shackleton Collection |
Accession Number4718 |