Clarinet. Nominal pitch: E♭.

Hawkes & Son

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Instrument

Clarinet

Instrument Family

Wind

Maker

Hawkes & Son

Place Made

Europe ; England ; London ; United Kingdom

Date Made

1929

Description

Technical description: Ebonite with german silver ferrules and keywork. Five pieces: mouthpiece, barrel, upper section, lower section, bell. Original named ebonite mouthpiece. Zig-zag speaker with chimney on front of the instrument. Long tailed throat A♭ key. C sharp mechanism. 12 keys, 2 rings. 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♮ and B♭-C. 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: screwed in pillars. Keyhead type: modern. Inscribed on upper section "BOOSEY & CO LTD / MAKERS / LONDON / 28665 / L.P."; lower section "BOOSEY & CO LTD"; bell "BOOSEY & CO LTD / LONDON / G. H. 7".

Notes

H. Fricke, Oct-Dec 2006.

Measurements

437, 498 with mouthpiece.

Provenance

Bequest of Sir Nicholas Shackleton, 2006.

Collection

Sir Nicholas Shackleton Collection ; MIMEd

Accession Number

5525