Clarinet. Nominal pitch: C/B♭.

Jacques Albert

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Instrument

Clarinet

Instrument Family

Wind

Maker

Jacques Albert

Date Made

Circa 1895

Description

Technical description: Blackwood, with german silver ferrules and keywork. Five pieces: mouthpiece, barrel, upper section, lower section, bell. All parts of the body are connected by a coaxial rotating metal tube. The outer wooden tube carries the whole mechanism and the tone-holes. The inner metal tube has the same series of tone-holes in duplicate. They are arranged on opposite sides of the tube, one series for C one for B♭. When the bell is twisted through about 120°, either the C or the B♭ series of holes come under the keys. The upper section is then slid in or out, the barrel slides in or out on a helical guide, as does the bell.12 keys, 2 rings, 2 covered holes. Patent C sharp of modern type but with abnormally large heads to cover wide tone-holes. L0: T; speaker. L1: plate; 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 for B♮₃/F♯₅. R3: plate + spectacle (forked B♭₃/F♮₅); cross B♭₃/F♮₅. R4: G♯₃/E♭₅; F₃/C₅. Keymount type: screwed in pillars. Keyhead type: modern-type cups, but larger than usual size. Condition: Bell cracked, middle slide does not work. Mouthpiece missing. Repair History: When purchased by Shackleton the slides could not be moved; restored by Daniel Bangham. General literature references: G.B. Patent No. 3638 of 1891. Previous ownership: Tony Bingham, London.

Notes

H. Fricke, Oct-Dec 2006.

Measurements

C: to top of barrel 524. B_ could not be measured.

Provenance

Tony Bingham, London. ; Bequest of Sir Nicholas Shackleton, 2006.

Collection

Sir Nicholas Shackleton Collection ; MIMEd

Accession Number

5278

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