Clarinet, nominal pitch: A

composite J.B. Willems / G.A. Rottenburgh.

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Instrument

Clarinet/Clarinets/Wind/Musical Instrument ; Clarinet

Instrument Family

Wind

Maker

composite J.B. Willems / G.A. Rottenburgh.

Place Made

Brussels ; Europe ; Belgium ; Central Europe

Date Made

Circa 1760

Description

This four key instrument is made of stained boxwood with one ivory ferrule and brass keywork. It is in 5 pieces: mouthpiece, barrel (a replacement by Jeremy Soulsby, as is the L4 lever), upper section, middle section (for the fingers of the right hand) and lower section with keys and integral bell. The keyheads are flat and square; the keymounts are blocks with swellings. The instrument is inscribed on the mouthpiece, upper section and middle section “G.A. / ROTTENBURG” / star; on lower section “G.A. / ROTTENBURG / A / BRUXELLES”. Technical description: Stained boxwood with one ivory ferrule and brass keywork. Five pieces: mouthpiece, barrel, upper section, middle section for the fingers of the right hand, lower section with keys and integral bell. Original mouthpiece, barrel by Jeremy Soulsby. Lever for L4, tone-hole and key for R4 mounted in a swelling. Detachable L4 lever by J. Soulsby. SATB. Block to throat A and speaker with centre marks. 4 keys. L0: T; speaker. L1: T; throat A♮. L2: T. L3: T. L4: E[3]/B♮[4]. R1: T. R2: T. R3: T. R4: T; G♯ [3]/E♭[5]. Keyhead type: flat square. Keymount type: blocks, swelling. SATB. Replacement barrel and L4 lever. Two copies of the mouthpiece of Hans Rudolf Stalder's Rottenburgh, also ex- Briqueville, made by Tutz, Innsbruck, 1979. Specific literature references: Young 1993, No 4; Rice 2003, p.34 and p.224 note 49. Illustration references: G.S. (1986) No 96; Lawson 1995, fig. 2.5(a); Sadie and Tyrrell 2001, vol. 5 p.900 4(e). Previous ownership: Tony Bingham; from Alain Vian, Paris; ex- Briqueville collection.

Notes

H. Fricke, Oct-Dec 2006.

Measurements

738 with mouthpiece.

Provenance

Tony Bingham; from Alain Vian, Paris; ex- Briqueville collection. ; Bequest of Sir Nicholas Shackleton, 2006.