Clarinet. Nominal pitch: C.
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InstrumentClarinet |
Instrument FamilyWind |
Date Made1800 or later |
DescriptionTechnical description: Fruitwood 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. Levers for L4, tone-hole and key for R4 mounted in a fusiform swelling. Very cheaply made instrument, almost certainly a `folk' instrument. The only mount is at top of RH section. Upper section keys SATB. 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. Keymount type: turned rings, swelling. Keyhead type: flat square. Mouthpiece missinng. |
NotesH. Fricke, Oct-Dec 2006. |
Measurements530 |
ProvenanceBequest of Sir Nicholas Shackleton, 2006. |
CollectionSir Nicholas Shackleton Collection ; MIMEd |
Accession Number5207 |