Clarinet. Nominal pitch: C.
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InstrumentClarinet |
Instrument FamilyWind |
MakerJohann Heinrich Wilhelm Grenser |
Place MadeEurope ; Germany ; Dresden ; Central Europe |
Date Made1807-1817 |
DescriptionTechnical description: Boxwood with horn ferrules and brass keywork. Six pieces: mouthpiece, barrel, upper section, middle section for the fingers of the right hand, lower section with keys, bell. Presumably original blackwood mouthpiece grooved for cord. Levers for L4, tone-hole and key for R4 mounted in a fusiform swelling. 1 cross key (C♯₄/G♯₅). 6 keys. 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, swelling, saddle. Keyhead type: flat square. Repair History: Original mouthpiece copied by Brian Ackerman. Usable pitch: circa 435. |
NotesH. Fricke, Oct-Dec 2006. |
Measurements530, 594 with mouthpiece. |
ProvenanceTony Bingham, London. ; Bequest of Sir Nicholas Shackleton, 2006. |
CollectionSir Nicholas Shackleton Collection ; MIMEd |
Accession Number4805 |