Clarinet. Nominal pitch: C.
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InstrumentClarinet |
Instrument FamilyWind |
MakerJacques François Simiot |
Place MadeEurope ; France ; Western Europe |
Date MadeCirca 1808 |
DescriptionTechnical description: Boxwood with ivory ferrules and brass keywork. Six pieces: mouthpiece [original], barrel, upper section, middle section for the fingers of the right hand, lower section with keys, bell. Metal tuning slide in barrel. Speaker hole at the front of the instrument, interesting and ingenious way of action. Double tone-holes for C♯₃/G♯₅. Throat A♭-side-key presumably for R1. Brass tube in thumb-hole. Adjustable levers for L4 (indicating that there were corps de rechange for this instrument), tone-hole and key for R4 mounted in a fusiform swelling. Set with (4697). L0: T; speaker. L1: T; throat A♮. L2: T. L3: double T. L4: E₃/B♮₄; F♯₃/C♯₅. R1: T; throat A♭. R2: T. R3: T; side B♮₃/F♯₅. R4: T. G♯₃/E♭₅. Keymount type: pinned in wooden blocks, swelling. Keyhead type: flat square. Set with (4697). |
NotesH. Fricke, Oct-Dec 2006. |
Measurements528; with mouthpiece 602. |
ProvenanceTony Bingham, London; ex- Alain Vian. ; Bequest of Sir Nicholas Shackleton, 2006. |
CollectionSir Nicholas Shackleton Collection ; MIMEd |
Accession Number4698 |