Clarinet. Nominal pitch: A.
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InstrumentClarinet |
Instrument FamilyWind |
MakerF. Walsch / Johann Joseph Mercklein |
Date MadeCirca 1850 |
DescriptionTechnical description: Boxwood with horn ferrules and brass keywork. Five pieces: mouthpiece, barrel, upper section, lower section, bell. F₃/C₅ hole in raised block. Integral bell rim. 12 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: T. G♯₃/E♭₅. Keyhead type: shallow cup. Keymount type: wooden blocks, SATK. Composite instrument, bell not original. One spring missing. Mouthpiece and barrel missing. Composite instrument, bell not original. |
NotesH. Fricke, Oct-Dec 2006. |
Measurements539 (without barrel). |
ProvenanceBequest of Sir Nicholas Shackleton, 2006. |
CollectionSir Nicholas Shackleton Collection ; MIMEd |
Accession Number4824 |