InstrumentClarinet |
Instrument FamilyWind |
MakerMetzler |
Place MadeEurope; England; London; United Kingdom |
Date MadeLate 18th century |
DescriptionTechnical description: Boxwood with german silver ferrules and keywork. Five pieces: mouthpiece, barrel, upper section, lower section, bell. Original blackwood mouthpiece, socket type, not grooved for cord. Barrel with tenon. Levers for L4, tone-hole and key for R4 mounted in a bell-shaped swelling. Bevelled G♯₃/E♭₅.
L0: T; speaker.
L1: T; throat A♮.
L2: T.
L3: T.
L4: E₃/B♮₄; F♯₃/C♯₅.
R1: T; trill key for throat A-B♮.
R2: T.
R3: T.
R4: T; G♯₃/E♭₅.
Keymount type: turned wooden rings, swelling.
Keyhead type: flat round.
Bell rim missing. |
NotesH. Fricke, Oct-Dec 2006. |
Measurements638 with mouthpiece. |
ProvenanceBequest of Sir Nicholas Shackleton, 2006. |
CollectionSir Nicholas Shackleton Collection; MIMEd |
Accession Number5239 |