InstrumentClarinet |
Instrument FamilyWind |
MakerEugène Albert |
Place MadeEurope; Belgium; Brussels; Central Europe |
Date MadeCirca 1877 |
DescriptionTechnical description: Rosewood with silver plated german silver ferrules and keywork. Five pieces: mouthpiece, barrel, upper section, lower section, bell. Original named cocus wood mouthpiece marked for a ligature. Curved speaker with chimney on front of the instrument. Long tailed British throat A♭ key. 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.
Keymount type: screwed in pillars.
Keyhead type: modern.
Performance characteristics: excellent condition. |
NotesH. Fricke, Oct-Dec 2006. |
Measurements503, 569 with mouthpiece. |
Provenanceex- Lunden-Welden, Stockholm.; Bequest of Sir Nicholas Shackleton, 2006. |
CollectionSir Nicholas Shackleton Collection; MIMEd |
Accession Number4902 |