Clarinet, nominal pitch: A
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InstrumentClarinet |
Instrument FamilyWind |
MakerBoosey & Hawkes |
Place MadeUnited Kingdom ; London ; Europe ; England |
Date Made1932 |
DescriptionTechnical description: Blackwood with plated metal keys. Five pieces: mouthpiece, barrel, upper section, lower section, bell. Hard rubber or ebonite mouthpiece with silver lay and tip, with silver ligature. Hatched touchpiece for F₃/C♮₅. Tenons lined with german silver. German silver ferrules. L0: T + ring + vent F₄/C♮₆; speaker. L1: T + ring + vent F♯₄; throat A♮; throat A♭. L2: T + ring +vent; bridge key. L3: T; cross E♭₄/B♭₅. L4: C♯₄/G♯₅; F₃/C♮₅; F♯₃/C♯₅; E₃/B♮₄. R1: T + ring + vent; E♭₄/B♭₅ side key; trills 1-2-3. R2: T + ring. R3: T + ring; cross B♮₃/F♯₅. R4: A♭₃/E♭₅; E₃/B♮₄; F₃/C♮₅; F♯₃/C♯₅. Keymount type: pillars. Keyhead type: modern. Signature marks: Stamped on barrel "31026"; on upper section "MADE BY / Boosey & Hawkes Ltd / LONDON / 30255 / L.P."; on lower section "30255"; on bell "Boosey & Hawkes Ltd / 30255". |
Other InformationSpecific usage history: With (5787), Frederick Thurston's main playing instruments in the last twenty years of his life. |
NotesM. Piddocke, November 2010. |
Measurements635 to top of barrel. |
ProvenanceFrederick Thurston. ; Bequest of Dame Thea King, 2008. |
CollectionMIMEd |
Accession Number5788 |