Clarinet. Nominal pitch: B♭.
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InstrumentClarinet |
Instrument FamilyWind |
MakerCramer & Key |
Place MadeEurope ; England ; London ; United Kingdom |
Date MadeCirca 1806 |
DescriptionTechnical description: Figured 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 bell-shaped swelling. Keys in blocks and swelling, 5 in saddles added later. Throat A♭ key for the left thumb. C♯₄/G♯₅ mounted to the left. Zig-zag F♯₃/C♯₅. Now 13 keys. L0: T; speaker; throat A♭. 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 F₄/C₆; side trill key for throat A-B♮ and B♭-C. R2: T; cross B♮₃/F♯₅. R3: T; cross B♭₃/F♮₅. R4: plate F₃/C₅; G♯₃/E♭₅. Keyhead type: flat square. Keymount type: blocks, swelling, saddle. Inscribed on all pieces "CRAMER & KEY / LONDON" / unicorn head; on lower section also "PALL MALL" Mouthpiece is missing. Repair History: 5 keys added to original 8-key instrument. F₃/C₅ tone-hole in the block has been enlarged and is now covered by a key with a hole in the centre and pivots from below. Crack in bell repaired. |
NotesH. Fricke, Oct-Dec 2006. |
Measurements600 |
ProvenanceWilliam Maynard, NY. ; Bequest of Sir Nicholas Shackleton, 2006. |
CollectionSir Nicholas Shackleton Collection ; MIMEd |
Accession Number4903 |