Clarinet. Nominal pitch: C.
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InstrumentClarinet ; Clarinet/Clarinets/Wind/Musical Instrument |
Instrument FamilyWind |
MakerMetzler |
Place MadeEngland ; Europe ; United Kingdom ; London |
Date MadeCirca 1820 |
DescriptionTechnical description: Boxwood, with ivory ferrules and brass key-work. Six pieces: mouthpiece, barrel, upper section, middle section for the fingers of the right hand, lower section with keys, bell. Mouthpiece dark wood, long tenon, short table, grooved with 13 grooves for cord, stamped on reed side. Barrel high-waisted, with two ivory ferrules, on half-round, one flat. Upper section: Speaker liner projects almost to the centre of bore. Middle section: wide ivory ferrule on top, no thumb rest. Lower section: Levers for L4, tone-hole and key for R4 mounted in a bell-shaped swelling. Bell has an ivory rim. Bell of unusual profile: the flare begins at the bascule, but the top of the bell is nearly parallel, giving it a rather swollen look. L0: T; straight speaker. L1: T; throat A♮. L2: T. L3: T. L4: E₃/B♮₄; zig-zag F♯₃/C♯₅. R1: T; side trill key for throat A-B♮. R2: T; R3: T. R4: T; G♯₃/E♭₅. Keymount type: blocks; bell-shaped swelling. Keyhead type: flat, square. Fatigue cracks in spring of trill key; weak spring on E♭ key. Upper section chipped at the middle. Lower section chipped at the bottom. Bell chipped. |
NotesT.K. Dibley, August 1991; H. Fricke, July 2005. |
Measurements583. To top of barrel: 525. |
Provenanceex- Adam Carse collection. ; on loan to the Collection. |
CollectionMIMEd |
Accession Number2804 |