InstrumentClarinet |
Instrument FamilyWind |
MakerCabart |
Place MadeWestern Europe; Europe; France; Paris |
Date MadeCirca 1865 |
DescriptionTechnical description: Blackwood with german silver ferrules and keywork. Five pieces: mouthpiece, barrel, upper section, lower section, bell. Original ebonite mouthpiece. Patent C sharp mechanism. 12 keys, 4 (original 2) rings.
L0: T; speaker.
L1: T; throat A♮.
L2: T + ring; throat A♭.
L3: T + ring; cross E♭₄/B♭₅.
L4: C♯₄/G♯₅; E₃/B♮₄; F♯₃/C♯₅.
R1: T; Barret action: side F₄/C₆ and alternative side E♭₄/B♭₅; side trill key for throat A-B♮ and B♭-C.
R2: T + spectacle.
R3: T + spectacle (forked B♭₃/F♮₅); cross B♭₃/F♮₅.
R4: G♯₃/E♭₅; F₃/C₅.
Keymount type: screwed in pillars.
Keyhead type: modern
Playing accessories: reed, ligature and reed-cap.
Bell damaged.
Repair History: Patent C Barret action later added to replace side F₄/C₆. Also metal tubes inserted later in L2 and L3 and ebonite L1 insert added.
Usable pitch: A4=440 Hz. |
NotesH. Fricke, Oct-Dec 2006. |
Measurements526; with mouthpiece 594. |
Provenanceex- Tom Dibley collection; ex- Engineer-Admiral A.K. Dibley, R.N.; Bequest of Sir Nicholas Shackleton, 2006. |
CollectionSir Nicholas Shackleton Collection; MIMEd |
Accession Number5048 |