Clarinet. Nominal pitch: B♭.

Metzler

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Instrument

Clarinet

Instrument Family

Wind

Maker

Metzler

Place Made

Europe ; England ; London ; United Kingdom

Date Made

Late 18th century

Description

Technical 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.

Notes

H. Fricke, Oct-Dec 2006.

Measurements

638 with mouthpiece.

Provenance

Bequest of Sir Nicholas Shackleton, 2006.

Collection

Sir Nicholas Shackleton Collection ; MIMEd

Accession Number

5239