Clarinet. Nominal pitch: C.

Bernard

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Instrument

Clarinet

Instrument Family

Wind

Maker

Bernard

Place Made

Europe ; France ; Western Europe

Date Made

Circa 1800

Description

Technical description: Blackwood with ivory ferrules and silver keywork. Five pieces: mouthpiece, barrel, upper section, middle section, lower section with integral bell. Marked ivory mouthpiece grooved for cord. Levers for L4, tone-hole and key for R4 mounted in a fusiform swelling. L0, L1 and R4 keys SATB. L0: T; speaker. L1: T; throat A♮. L2: T. L3: T. L4: 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. Keyhead type: flat square. Repair History: One square cover repaired by Agnes Geroult.

Notes

H. Fricke, Oct-Dec 2006.

Measurements

609 with original mouthpiece.

Provenance

Mrs Matthews, Boars Hill Oxford; from a Swiss conductor. ; Bequest of Sir Nicholas Shackleton, 2006.

Collection

Sir Nicholas Shackleton Collection ; MIMEd

Accession Number

4945