Clarinet. Nominal pitch: C.
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InstrumentClarinet |
Instrument FamilyWind |
MakerMetzler |
Place MadeEurope ; England ; London ; United Kingdom |
Date MadeCirca 1830 |
DescriptionTechnical description: Boxwood with ivory ferrules and brass keywork. Six pieces: mouthpiece, barrel, upper section, middle section for the fingers of the right hand, lower section with keys, bell. Boxwood tenon type contemporary unstamped mouthpiece, grooved for cord, may be original. All keys in blocks, cross keys with round touchpieces. Levers for L4, tone-hole and key for R4 mounted in a bell-shaped swelling. 8 keys. L0: T; speaker. L1: T; throat A♮. L2: T. L3: T; E♭₄/B♭₅. L4: E₃/B♮₄; F♯₃/C♯₅. R1: T; side trill key for throat A-B♮ and B♭-C. R2: T; B♮₃/F♯₅. R3: T. R4: T; G♯₃/E♭₅. Keymount type: blocks, swelling. Keyhead type: flat round. In a long box devoid of fittings, with 105 (4690). Barrel and bell cracked. Specific usage history: Used in a church near Oxford. |
Other InformationSpecific usage history: Used in a church near Oxford. |
NotesH. Fricke, Oct-Dec 2006. |
Measurements581, 526 with mouthpiece. |
ProvenanceBought from the vicar. ; Bequest of Sir Nicholas Shackleton, 2006. |
CollectionSir Nicholas Shackleton Collection ; MIMEd |
Accession Number4689 |