InstrumentClarinet |
Instrument FamilyWind |
MakerGeorge Penzel |
Place MadeUnited States of America; North America |
Date MadeCirca 1890 |
DescriptionTechnical description: Blackwood with german silver ferrules and keywork. Five pieces: mouthpiece, barrel, upper section, lower section, bell. Original blackwood mouthpiece is grooved for cord. Alternative R1 touchpiece for C♯₄/G♯₅. 15 keys, 5 rings, 4 ebonite rollers.
L0: T; speaker.
L1: T + ring + vent; throat A♮; throat A♭.
L2: T + ring + vent.
L3: T + ring; E♭₄/B♭₅.
L4: C♯₄/G♯₅; E₃/B♮₄; F♯₃/C♯₅; alternative lever for G♯₃/E♭₅.
R1: T; side F₄/C₆; side E♭₄/B♭₅; side trill key for throat G♯-A or C₆-D₆; side trill for throat A-B♮ and B♭-C; alternative touchpiece for C♯₄/G♯₅.
R2: T + ring + vent.
R3: T + ring (forked B♭₃/F♮₅); cross B♭₃/F♮₅.
R4: G♯₃/E♭₅; F₃/C₅.
Keyhead type: modern.
Keymount type: screwed in pillars.
Previous ownership: Jack Silver, Bethesda, MD, U.S.A. |
NotesH. Fricke, Oct-Dec 2006. |
Measurements634, 709 with mouthpiece. |
ProvenanceJack Silver, Bethesda, MD, U.S.A.; Bequest of Sir Nicholas Shackleton, 2006. |
CollectionSir Nicholas Shackleton Collection; MIMEd |
Accession Number4893 |