Clarinet. Nominal pitch: B♭.
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InstrumentClarinet |
Instrument FamilyWind |
MakerBoosey & Co |
Place MadeEurope ; England ; London ; United Kingdom |
Date Made1926 |
DescriptionTechnical description: Ebonite with german silver ferrules and keywork. Five pieces: mouthpiece, barrel, upper section, lower section, bell. Original numbered ebonite mouthpiece. Curved speaker with chimney on front of the instrument. Long tailed British throat A♭ key. Barret action. C sharp mechanism. 12 keys, 4 rings, 4 ebonite rollers. L0: T; speaker. L1: T; throat A♮. L2: T + ring; throat A♭. L3: T + ring; cross E♭₄/B♭₅. L4: C♯₄/G♯₅; E₃/B♮₄; F♯₃/C♯₅. R1: T; Barret action (F₄/C₆; E♭₄/B♭₅); 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: screwed in pillars. Keyhead type: modern. Playing accessories: ligature and reed-cap. With one double case with clarinet in A (4970). A pair, not matched, with rosewood clarinet in A (4970). |
NotesH. Fricke, Oct-Dec 2006. |
Measurements574, 644 with mouthpiece. |
ProvenanceBequest of Sir Nicholas Shackleton, 2006. |
CollectionSir Nicholas Shackleton Collection ; MIMEd |
Accession Number4969 |