Clarinet. Nominal pitch: B♭.

J Fieldhouse

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Instrument

Clarinet

Instrument Family

Wind

Maker

J Fieldhouse

Place Made

United Kingdom ; Europe ; London ; England

Date Made

Circa 1862

Description

Technical description: Ebonite with silver ferrules and keys. Four pieces: mouthpiece, barrel, one section, bell. Simple system with vent keys for R1 and R3 forked B♭₃/F₅ and L1 and L3 forked B♭₅. Mouthpiece cocus with a long, almost parallel table. Barrel is bulbous in its lower third. Main section: straight speaker with a wide touchpiece. Speaker liner projects almost to the centre of bore. B♭ key for L3 has alternative lever for R1 and there is a link closing the forked F vent when E♭ touchpiece for R4 is depressed. There are metal rollers on the L4 and R4 touchpieces, A for L1, B♭ for L3, and F for R3 touchpieces. Bell: cocus. L0: T; speaker. L1: T; A♮. L2: PL-vent; A♭. L3: ring closing two vents; E♭₄/B♭₅. L4: C♯₄/G♯₃; E₃/B♮₄; F₃/C♯₅. R1: T; throat A-B♮ and B♭-C♮;F₄/C♮₆; alt E♭₄/B♭₅ lever. R2: PL-vent of spectacle. R3: spectacle; B♭₃/F♮₅. R4: G♯₃/E♭₅; F₃/C♮₅. Keymount type: pillars. Keyhead type: modern. With double clarinet case, 2 reed caps, 2 visiting cards, reed case, tuning ring, tin with phial, one reed, sand paper, etc., shared with (133). Some keys glued with cork. Usable pitch: A₄ = c 452 Hz. Used in pair with a clarinet (133). Specific literature references: Rendall 1954, p.115; Weston 1971, pp.259-262; G.S. (1968) No. 167. Illustration references: Vol. 1 p.94 with instrument (133), Rendall 1954, plate III; Weston 1971, Plate 30; Follan 1987b, p.39 (printed upside down). Specific usage history: One of a pair made for George Tyler (d. 1878). Bought from Tyler's widow by Julian Egerton (1848-1945), who played them until his death.

Other Information

Specific usage history: One of a pair made for George Tyler (d. 1878). Bought from Tyler's widow by Julian Egerton (1848-1945), who played them until his death.

Notes

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

Measurements

645; 569 to top of barrel.

Provenance

Lent to F.G. Rendall by Egerton's widow, Mrs B.E. Morgan, who allowed them to remain with the Rendall instruments when they passed to G. Melville-Mason from Rendall's widow in 1967.

Collection

Rendall Collection ; MIMEd

Accession Number

0114

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