InstrumentClarinet |
Instrument FamilyWind |
MakerW Milhouse |
Place MadeEurope; England; London; United Kingdom |
Date MadeCirca 1820 |
DescriptionTechnical description: Boxwood with ivory ferrules and brass keywork. Five pieces: mouthpiece, barrel, upper section, lower section, bell. Ingenious shaped L4 levers, featured with brass rollers. Levers for L4, tone-hole and key for R4 mounted in a bell-shaped swelling. Zig-zag F♯₃/C♯₅.
L0: T; speaker.
L1: T; throat A♮.
L2: T.
L3: T; E♭₄/B♭₅.
L4: E₃/B♮₄; F♯₃/C♯₅.
R1: T; side trill key for throat A-B♮ and B♭-C.
R2: T; B♮₃/F♯₅.
R3: T.
R4: G♯₃/E♭₅.
Keymount type: blocks, swelling.
Keyhead type: flat square.
Repair History: The mouthpiece is a replacement. |
NotesH. Fricke, Oct-Dec 2006. |
Measurements528, 585 with mouthpiece. |
ProvenanceWilliam Maynard, NY.; Bequest of Sir Nicholas Shackleton, 2006. |
CollectionSir Nicholas Shackleton Collection; MIMEd |
Accession Number4686 |