Clarinet. Nominal pitch: A.
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InstrumentClarinet |
Instrument FamilyWind |
MakerPenzel & Müller |
Place MadeUnited States of America ; North America |
Date MadeCirca 1890 |
DescriptionTechnical description: Blackwood with silver plated german silver ferrules and keywork. Five pieces: mouthpiece, barrel, upper section, lower section, bell. Tenons of upper sections lined with german silver. Articulated F♯₃/C♯₅ and C♯₄/G♯₅ alternative touchpiecefor R1 or R2, tone-hole through tenon. 20 keys, 7 rings. L0: T + ring F₄/C♮₆; speaker. L1: T + ring F♯₄; throat A♮; throat A♭. L2: T + E♭₄/B♭₅ corresponding ring. L3: T + ring; cross E♭₄/B♭₅. L4: C♯₄/G♯₅; F₃/C♮₅; E₃/B♮₄; F♯₃/C♯₅; G♯₃/E♭₅; E₃. R1: T + ring B♭₃/F♮₅ via correspondence; side E♭₄/B♭₅; side F♯₄/C♯₆; C♯₄/G♯₅; trills 1-2. R2: T + ring B♮₃/F♯₅ via correspondence. R3: T + ring B♮₃/F♯₅ via correspondence; cross B♮₃/F♯₅. R4: G♯₃/E♭₅; E₃/B♮₄; F₃/C♮₅; F♯₃/C♯₅; E₃. Keymount type: screwed in pillars. Keyhead type: modern. Mouthpiece and barrel missing. Usable pitch: A₄ = 440 Hz. |
NotesH. Fricke, Oct-Dec 2006. |
Measurements668 |
ProvenanceBequest of Sir Nicholas Shackleton, 2006. |
CollectionSir Nicholas Shackleton Collection ; MIMEd |
Accession Number4886 |