Clarinet. Nominal pitch: B♭.

H Mitchell

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Instrument

Clarinet

Instrument Family

Wind

Maker

H Mitchell

Place Made

United Kingdom ; Glasgow ; Scotland ; Europe

Date Made

Circa 1900

Description

Technical description: Cocus wood with german silver ferrules and keywork. Five pieces: mouthpiece [not original], barrel [not original], upper section, lower section, bell. Simple system with patent C sharp. Mouthpiece and barrel in ebonite. Speaker on the front side of the instrument, chimney. Barrel is tuning type allowing instrument length to be increased by 13mm (approximately half a semitone) without gap in bore. 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♮. 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. Barrel outer section cracked. Repair History: Cracks in upper section top tenon repaired by lining bore with metal tube; crude repair to B♮ bascule; side B♭ for R1 has been removed and holes plugged. The bell requires much lapping to fit and may be a replacement. Usable pitch: modern pitch A₄ = c 440 Hz.

Notes

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

Measurements

641; 569 to top of barrel.

Provenance

Purchased in 1983 with assistance from the Government's Local Museums Purchase Fund and the University's General Council Trust.

Collection

Glen Collection ; MIMEd

Accession Number

0124

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