Clarinet. Nominal pitch: B♭.
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InstrumentClarinet |
Instrument FamilyWind |
MakerDoke |
Date MadeCirca 1820 |
DescriptionTechnical description: Boxwood with horn ferrules and brass keywork. Six pieces: mouthpiece, barrel, upper section, middle section for the fingers of the right hand, lower section with keys, bell. Unnamed barrel possibly original. Turned guide lines in upper rings. Extendable L4 levers, tone-hole and key for R4 mounted in a fusiform swelling. Bevelled G♯₃/E♭₅. Integral wooden thumb rest. Integral wooden bell rim. C♯₄/G♯₅ key might be added later: round flat cover, brass mount. Matches (5261) - apart from style of L4 sliders. Differs from (5258) and (5259). 6 keys. L0: T; speaker. L1: T; throat A♮. L2: T. L3: T. L4: C♯₄/G♯₅; E₃/B♮₄; F♯₃/C♯₅. R1: T. R2: T. R3: T. R4: T. G♯₃/E♭₅. Keymount type: turned wooden rings, swelling, saddle. Keyhead type: flat square. Mouthpiece missing. Repair History: The C♯₄/G♯₅ key might have been added later. According to Shackleton's database, may be one of a pair with (5261), with only the A sections surviving for (5261) and only the B♭ sections for (5260). |
NotesH. Fricke, Oct-Dec 2006. |
Measurements583 |
Provenanceex- Gerhard Stradner collection, Vienna. ; Bequest of Sir Nicholas Shackleton, 2006. |
CollectionSir Nicholas Shackleton Collection ; MIMEd |
Accession Number5260 |