Clarinet, nominal pitch: B♭
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InstrumentClarinet |
Instrument FamilyWind |
MakerT Collier |
Place MadeUnited Kingdom; Europe; London; England |
Date MadeCirca 1770 |
DescriptionTechnical description: Boxwood with one ivory ferrule; brass keys. Four pieces: mouthpiece and barrel in one piece, upper section, middle section, lower section and bell in one piece. Mouthpiece grooved for cord with 12 grooves; short table: aperture trapezoidal, c 29mm long, 4.5 wide at base, 9.2 wide at top, stamped on reed side. `Barrel' and middle section each without ferrule, but with swelling to strengthen socket. Liner of speaker projects almost to centre of bore. `Lower section' has ferrule round socket; no thumb rest. Levers for L4, tone-hole and key for R4 mounted in a fusiform swelling. `Bell' almost conical; slightly in-curved at rim; without ivory ring. L0: T; speaker. L1: T; throat A♮. L2: T. L3: T. L4: E₃/B♮₄; F♯₃/C♯₅. R1: T; R2: T; R3: T. R4: T; G♯₃/E♭₅. Keyhead type: square flat. Keymount type: blocks; swelling; SATK. Signature marks: Stamped on `barrel', upper section, lower section and bell "T. COLLIER / LONDON" / and with two stars. Hair crack in bell. Usable pitch: A₄ = c 440 Hz. Very similar to, and possibly originally a pair with, B♭ instrument (1154/11). Specific literature references: E. Halfpenny 1965, item 4; Galpin Society Journal 1964 XVII p.96; Galpin Society Journal 1965 XVIII p.122; G.S. (1951) No. 11, G.S. (1968) No. 154; Young 1993, No.5. Illustration references: Vol. 1 p.90; Galpin Society Journal 1965 XVIII Plates V-VI; Dullat 2001, p.25; Restle and Fricke 2004, item 15. Previous ownership: (1154/100) and (100/1154) appear to be two clarinets by the same maker whose parts have at some time been wrongly put together, forming two composite instruments which came into the Collection as (100) in 1969 with the Rendall Collection and as (1154) in 1981 with the C.H. Brackenbury Memorial Collection. H.I. Brackenbury purchased (1154) from G. Morley, London, in July 1927, for £1/15/0; the owner of (100) before Geoffrey Rendall is not kown. The clarinet here described as (100/1154) is stamped on all sections with two star and before overhaul in 1975 had uniform colour of the lapping thread on all tenons which differed from the lapping on (1154/100). Current ownership: Barrel/mouthpiece and upper section acquired by the University in 1980 (Rendall Collection); lower section and lower section/bell Government allocation to the University 1991 (C.H. Brackenbury Memorial Collection). |
NotesT.K. Dibley, 1992; R. Neil, 1986; G. Melville-Mason, 1982; H. Fricke, July 2005. |
Measurements672; 570 to tenon of upper section; bell rim overall 65.0. |
Provenance(1154/100) and (100/1154) appear to be two clarinets by the same maker whose parts have at some time been wrongly put together, forming two composite instruments which came into the Collection as (100) in 1969 with the Rendall Collection and as (1154) in 1981 with the C.H. Brackenbury Memorial Collection. H.I. Brackenbury purchased (1154) from G. Morley, London, in July 1927, for £1/15/0; the owner of (100) before Geoffrey Rendall is not known. the clarinet here described as (100/1154) is stamped on all sections with two stars, and before overhaul in 1975 had uniform colour of the lapping thread on all tenons which differed from the lapping on (1154/100).; Barrel/mouthpiece and upper section acquired by the University in 1980 (Rendall Collection); lower section and lower section/bell Government allocation to the University 1991 (C.H. Brackenbury Memorial Collection). |
CollectionMIMEd |
Accession Number100/1154 |