Clarinet, nominal pitch: A

S Koch

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Instrument

Clarinet/Clarinets/Wind/Musical Instrument ; Clarinet

Instrument Family

Wind

Maker

S Koch

Place Made

Vienna ; Europe ; Austria ; Central Europe

Date Made

Circa 1830

Description

Technical description: Blackwood with ivory ferrules and thumb-rest, and silver keywork. Five pieces: mouthpiece, barrel, upper section, lower section, and bell. Original named ebony mouthpiece grooved for cord. All keys mounted in wooden blocks. Levers for L4, tone-hole and key for R4 mounted in a fusiform swelling. 13 keys. L0: T; speaker. L1: T; throat A♮; throat A♭. L2: T. L3: T; E♭₄/B♭₅; lever for F₄/C₆. L4: C♯₄/G♯₅; E₃/B♮₄; F♯₃/C♯₅. R1: T; side E♭₄/B♭₅; side trill key for throat A-B♮ and B♭-C. R2: T. R3: T; B♭₃/F♮₅; side B♮₃/F♯₅. R4: T; G♯₃/E♭₅. Keyhead type: flat round. Repair History: Crack in mouthpiece glued. Keymount type: wooden blocks and swelling. Signature marks: Inscribed on all pieces with double-headed eagle / "S KOCH / WIEN" / star; joints also stamped "A". (5291), (5490), and (5491) in a wooden box lined with soft pale beige leather. Also in box one extra barel for each instrument, 3 original named mouthpieces, 1 unstamped rosewood mouthpiece in a case, cord, and a key for the box. Crack in mouthpiece glued. (5291) in A, (5490) in B♭, and (5491) in C are a matched set of clarinets. Specific literature references: Young 1993, No 19. Previous ownership: Winfried Schmitz (dealer); ex- Willi Burger collection, Zürich. Picture p.125.

Notes

H. Fricke, Oct-Dec 2006.

Measurements

623, 693 with mouthpiece.

Provenance

Winfried Schmitz (dealer); ex- Willi Burger collection, Zürich. ; Bequest of Sir Nicholas Shackleton, 2006.