Clarinet. Nominal pitch: A.

J Fieldhouse

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Instrument

Clarinet ; Clarinet/Clarinets/Wind/Musical Instrument

Instrument Family

Wind

Maker

J Fieldhouse

Place Made

England ; Europe ; United Kingdom ; London

Date Made

Circa 1855

Description

Technical description: Cocus wood with german silver ferrules and keywork. Four pieces: mouthpiece, barrel, one section and bell. Mouthpiece of ebonite; slim barrel with two narrow german silver ferrules. Tenon of the mouthpiece cord, tenons of the joint are of cork. Speaker curved, chimney for the speaker on the left side of the instrument, speaker liner projects c 5mm into bore. Throat A key also opening a vent key for intonation. Spectacle for L2 and L3 to close vent keys to allow a forked B♭₅ and to improve the intonation of E₆. Trill key for C₆/D₆ on R2. Spectacle for R2 and R3 with vent keys to improve the intonation of forked B♭₃/F₅. Duplicate F₃/C₅ touchpiece for L4 and E₃/B♮₄ and F♯₃/C♯₅ on L4 fully coupled to R4 F₃/C₅ key. L0: T; speaker. L1: T; throat A♮. L2: T + spectacle; throat A♭. L3: T + spectacle; cross E♭₄/B♭₅. L4: C♯₄/G♯₅; rod F₃/C₅; rod E₃/B♮₄; rod F♯₃/C♯₅. R1: T; side F₄/C₆; side trill key for throat A-B♮ and B♭-C. R2: T + spectacle; trill key for C₆/D₆. R3: T + spectacle; B♭₃/F♮₅; side B♮₃/F♯₅. R4: F₃/C₅; G♯₃/E♭₅. Keymount type: pillars. Keyhead type: modern. Overall size: 667; 601 to top of barrel. Bore: at C₄ hole 14.8; at F₃ hole 14.9. Stamped "J. FIELDHOUSE / LONDON"; mouthpiece stamped "G. Howarth / Makers / 73 York Street / Bryanston SqR / London". Repair History: Ferrules of Barrel loose. Bell cracked and repaired. Thumb-hole plugged and rebored in same place; A key tone-hole plugged, moved and mechanism altered; speaker key tone-hole moved from front to back of instrument; front and experimental tone-hole and pillar holes plugged. The mouthpiece is a 20th-century replacement. Overhauled by E. Planas 1981. Usable pitch: Old Philharmonic pitch, A₄ = c 452 Hz. Used in pair with Bb instrument (118). Specific literature references: Day 1891, No. 248; Rendall 1954, p.114; Weston 1971, pp.255 259. Illustration references: Vol. 1 p.94, with instrument (118); Rendall 1954, plate III.

Other Information

Specific usage history: Used by Henry Lazarus, 1855-65.

Notes

T.K. Dibley, 1992; R.Neil, 1986; H. Fricke, July 2005.

Measurements

667; 601 to top of barrel.

Collection

Rendall Collection ; MIMEd

Accession Number

0135

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