Bass clarinet. Nominal pitch: B♭.

Stengel

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Instrument

Bass clarinet

Instrument Family

Wind

Maker

Stengel

Place Made

Germany ; Central Europe ; Europe

Date Made

Circa 1840-1860

Description

Technical description: Cocus wood with german silver crook, ferrules, and keywork. Probably original unnamed cocus wood mouthpiece with a german silver mount grooved for cord. Crook with a device for a music card holder. Straight speaker with a small chimney. Key to cover the thumb-hole end-pivoted from below. L1/L2 spectacle on upper section operating a vent just over L1. L3, R1 and R3 tone-holes covered. Ring on R2. Additional L4 lever for G♯₃/E♭₅. Shaped thumb rest, sling ring. Very wide wooden bell. 14 keys, 2 rings, 4 covered tone-holes. L0: Plate; speaker. L1: T + ring; throat A♮; throat A♭. L2: T + ring. L3: Plate; side F₄/ C₆; E♭₄/B♭₅. L4: C♯₄/G♯₅; E₃/B♮₄; F♯₃/C♯₅; G♯₃/E♭₅. R1: Plate; side F₄/ C₆; side E♭₄/B♭₅; side trill key for throat A-B♮ and B♭-C. R2: T + ring. R3: Plate; side B♮₃/F♯₅. R4: F₃/C₅; G♯₃/E♭₅. Keyhead type: shallow cups. Keymount type: screwed in pillars with push pins. Playing accessories: reed, ligature (wrong for the mouthpiece). Tenon-socket connections very loose. Seems to have been varnished and has since decoloured. Specific usage history: possibly used in a marching band. Previous ownership: Lunden-Welden, Stockholm.

Other Information

Specific usage history: possibly used in a marching band.

Notes

H. Fricke, 2006.

Measurements

1060

Provenance

Lunden-Welden, Stockholm. ; Bequest of Sir Nicholas Shackleton, 2006.

Collection

Sir Nicholas Shackleton Collection ; MIMEd

Accession Number

4932

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