Clarinet. Nominal pitch: B♭.

E Albert

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Instrument

Clarinet

Instrument Family

Wind

Maker

E Albert

Place Made

Brussels ; Belgium ; Central Europe ; Europe

Date Made

Circa 1863

Description

Technical description: Cocus wood with chased silver keywork and ferrules. Five pieces: mouthpiece [ebonite], barrel, upper section, lower section, bell. Keywork has Belgian silver hallmarks. Sax type with alternative B♭ for R1 and rollers on E♭ and C for R4, and C♯ and B for L4 touchpieces. No patent C sharp. Hinged C key. G hole in middle section tenon. Tuning slide in lower barrel socket. Chimney. 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; alternative side E₃/B♮₄; 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. Keymount type: pillars. Keyhead type: modern. Playing accessories: English ligature with initials "BH" (=Boosey & Hawkes?) Repair History: Mouthpiece a replacement. Usable pitch: A₄ = c 460 Hz.

Notes

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

Measurements

642; 576 to top of barrel.

Provenance

Purchased by H.I. Brackenbury from Godley, 1926, for £7/10/0. ; Government allocation to the University, 1991.

Collection

C.H. Brackenbury Memorial Collection ; MIMEd

Accession Number

1036

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