Clarinet. Nominal pitch: B♭/A.
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InstrumentClarinet |
Instrument FamilyWind |
MakerCuvillier |
Place MadeFrance ; Western Europe ; Europe |
Date MadeCirca 1800 |
DescriptionTechnical description: Boxwood with horn ferrules and brass keywork. Eight pieces: mouthpiece, two barrels, two upper sections, two middle sections, lower section with integral bell. Both mouthpieces in case do not fit. Bell has integral wooden bell rim. SATK. Levers for L4, tone-hole and key for R4 mounted in a bell-shaped swelling. L0: T; speaker. L1: T; throat A♮. L2: T. L3: T. L4: E₃/B♮₄; F♯₃/C♯₅. R1: T. R2: T. R3: T. R4: T; G♯₃/E♭₅. Keyhead type: square flat. Keymount type: turned wooden rings, swelling. Playing accessories: with 2 mouthpieces, one brown wood, possibly mid 19th-century, one black, possibly earlier, but not appropriate, tenon too big. With nice original case, recently relined; two tiers, but lower one not required. Specific literature references: Rice 2003, p.32. Previous ownership: Tony Bingham, London; from France. |
NotesH. Fricke, Oct-Dec 2006. |
MeasurementsB_: 595, A: 636. |
ProvenanceTony Bingham, London; from France. ; Bequest of Sir Nicholas Shackleton, 2006. |
CollectionSir Nicholas Shackleton Collection ; MIMEd |
Accession Number4837 |