Bass clarinet. Nominal pitch: B♭.

V. Kohlert Söhne

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Instrument

Bass clarinet/Clarinets/Wind/Musical Instrument ; Bass clarinet

Instrument Family

Wind

Maker

V. Kohlert Söhne

Date Made

Circa 1920

Description

Technical description: Blackwood with german silver keywork, ferrules, crook and brass bell. Five pieces: mouthpiece, crook, upper section, lower section, upturned bell. Ebonite mouthpiece with a long table; with ligature. Goose-neck crook of german silver with chimney and tone-hole for one of the two speakers. Liner does not project into bore.Upper section: Two speakers, one to overblow at the crook, one on body for throat B♭. Chimney on upper section does not project into bore.All tone-holes covered. Two sling-rings (one on each section) and shaped thumb rest on lower section. Extension to E♭. Key head and tone-hole for the lowest note on bell. L0: Plate + vent F₃/C♮₅; speaker 1; speaker 2. L1: Plate + vent F♯₃; throat A♮; throat A♭. L2: Plate + E♭₃/ B♭₄ correspondence. L3: Plate; cross E♭₃/ B♭₄. L4: C♯₃/G♯₄; F₂/C♮₄; E₂/B♮₃; F♯₂/C♯₄. R1: Plate; B♭ via correspondence; trills 1-2-3. R2: Plate B♮₂/F♯₄; B♭ via correspondence. R3: Plate B♮₂/F♯₄; B♭ via correspondence; cross B♮₂/F♯₄. R4: G♯₂/E♭₄; E₂/B♮₃; F₂/C♮₄; F♯₂/C♯₄; E♭₂. Keymount type: pillars. Keyhead type: modern. Serial number: 754. Overall size: 935. Bore: at C₄ hole 23.0; at F₃ hole 23.0. Stamped and gilded at top of upper section "V. KOHLERT SONS / MAKERS / GRASLITZ / CZECHO SLOVAKIA" / seven overlapping medals, the central three containing "CHICAGO", "PARIS" and "LONDON" / B♭ / 754". Mouthpiece stamped "Vandoren / PARIS / B45"; reed cap "SELMER". Crook, lower section and bell unstamped. With reed cap, too small for the mouthpiece; with wooden case, fitted, with reeds and grease. Repair History: Originally compass to E♮, the lower section has been extended at the bottom with an extra piece of wood with one key-hole and the keywork modified. Specific literature references: G.S. (1968) No. 204. Illustration references: Dullat 2001, p.193.

Notes

A. Myers, 21.6.05; H. Fricke, July 2005.

Measurements

935.

Collection

MIMEd ; Reid Collection

Accession Number

0099

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