InstrumentClarinet |
Instrument FamilyWind |
MakerE Albert |
Place MadeBrussels; Belgium; Central Europe; Europe |
Date MadeCirca 1877 |
DescriptionTechnical description: Black varnished cocus wood with german silver ferrules and keywork. Five pieces: mouthpiece, barrel, upper section, lower section, bell. Named cocus wood mouthpiece marked for a ligature presumably original. Curved speaker with chimney on front of the instrument. Long tailed throat A♭. No patent C sharp. 12 keys, 2 rings.
L0: T; speaker.
L1: T; throat A♮.
L2: T; throat A♭.
L3: T; cross E♭₄/B♭₅.
L4: C♯₄/G♯₅; E₃/B♮₄; F♯₃/C♯₅.
R1: T; side F₄/C₆; side trill key for throat A-B♮ and B♭-C.
R2: T + spectacle.
R3: T + spectacle (forked B♭₃/F♮₅); cross B♭₃/F♮₅.
R4: G♯₃/E♭₅; F₃/C₅.
Keyhead type: modern.
Keymount type: screwed in pillars.
Playing accessories: reed, ligature.
Crack in barrel. At ligature one screw missing. |
NotesH. Fricke, Oct-Dec 2006. |
Measurements614, 683 with mouthpiece. |
ProvenanceBequest of Sir Nicholas Shackleton, 2006. |
CollectionSir Nicholas Shackleton Collection; MIMEd |
Accession Number5336 |