Clarinet. Nominal pitch: B♭.
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InstrumentClarinet |
Instrument FamilyWind |
MakerSöderberg |
Place MadeEurope ; Sweden ; Northern Europe |
Date MadeCirca 1820-1850 |
DescriptionTechnical description: Blackwood with ivory ferrules and silver 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. Cross F₄/C₆ instead of side key. Ivory tube in thumb-hole. Extendable L4 levers. Integral wooden thumb rest. L0: T; speaker. L1: T; throat A♮; throat A♭. L2: T; cross F₄/C₆. L3: T; cross E♭₄/B♭₅. L4: C♯₄/G♯₅; E₃/B♮₄; F♯₃/C♯₅. R1: T; side trill key for throat A-B♮ and B♭-C. R2: T. R3: T; B♭₃/F♮₅. R4: T; G♯₃/E♭₅. Keymount type: turned wooden rings, blocks, swelling. Keyhead type: flat square. Repair History: The mouthpiece is a replacement. The bell is a replacement. |
NotesH. Fricke, Oct-Dec 2006. |
Measurements595 |
ProvenanceBequest of Sir Nicholas Shackleton, 2006. |
CollectionSir Nicholas Shackleton Collection ; MIMEd |
Accession Number4873 |