Clarinet. Nominal pitch: B♭.
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InstrumentClarinet/Clarinets/Wind/Musical Instrument ; Clarinet |
Instrument FamilyWind |
MakerG Schuster |
Place MadeEurope ; Central Europe ; Germany |
Date Made1810-1850 |
DescriptionTechnical description: Stained 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. Levers for L4, tone-hole and key for R4 mounted in a fusiform swelling. All keys block mounted. Extending L4 keys. Inserted wooden thumb rest. Integral bell ring. Raised blocks for four keyed tone-holes. 4 iron anti-crack pins. 10 keys. L0: T; speaker. L1: T; throat A♮. L2: T. L3: T; E♭₄/B♭₅. L4: C♯₄/G♯₅; 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; B♭₃/F♮₅. R4: T; G♯₃/E♭₅. Keymount type: turned wooden rings, blocks, swelling. Keyhead type: flat square. Mouthpiece missing. |
NotesH. Fricke, Oct-Dec 2006. |
Measurements590. |
Provenance`Doctor Rick', saxophone shop, Carmine St, Greenwich Village, New York. ; Bequest of Sir Nicholas Shackleton, 2006. |
CollectionMIMEd ; Sir Nicholas Shackleton Collection |
Accession Number4785 |