InstrumentClarinet |
Instrument FamilyWind |
MakerBesson & Co |
Place MadeLondon; England; United Kingdom; Europe |
Date MadeCirca 1860 |
DescriptionTechnical description: Rosewood with german silver ferrules and keywork. Five pieces: mouthpiece, barrel, upper section, lower section, bell. Named cocus wood mouthpiece with ligature original. Curved speaker with chimney on front of the instrument. No tube in thumb-hole. Long tailed throat A♭ key. Shaped C♯₄/G♯₅ key and bascule lever. Patent C sharp mechanism. 12 keys, 2 rings.
L0: T; speaker.
L1: T; 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.
R3: T + spectacle (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.
Playing accessories: reed, ligature, reed-cap.
Crack in barrel. |
NotesH. Fricke, Oct-Dec 2006. |
Measurements631, 701 with mouthpiece. |
ProvenanceBequest of Sir Nicholas Shackleton, 2006. |
CollectionSir Nicholas Shackleton Collection; MIMEd |
Accession Number5329 |