Clarinet. Nominal pitch: B♭.
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InstrumentClarinet |
Instrument FamilyWind |
Date MadeCirca 1830 |
DescriptionTechnical description: Blackwood with ivory ferrules and german silver keywork. Six pieces: mouthpiece, barrel, upper section, middle section for the fingers of the right hand, lower section with keys, bell. Integral wooden thumb rest. Levers for L4, tone-hole and key for R4 mounted in a fusiform swelling. 12 keys. L0: T; speaker. L1: T; throat A♮; throat A♭. L2: T. L3: T; F₄/C₆. L4: C♯₄/G♯₅; E₃/B♮₄; F♯₃/C♯₅. R1: T; side E♭₄/B♭₅; side trill key for throat A-B♮ and B♭-C. R2: T. R3: T; B♭₃/F♮₅; side B♮₃/F♯₅. R4: T; G♯₃/E♭₅. Keymount type: blocks, swelling. Keyhead type: flat square. Mouthpiece missing. |
NotesH. Fricke, Oct-Dec 2006. |
Measurements579 |
ProvenanceJ. Boissoret, Paris. ; Bequest of Sir Nicholas Shackleton, 2006. |
CollectionSir Nicholas Shackleton Collection ; MIMEd |
Accession Number4841 |