DescriptionTechnical description: Ebonite body with german silver ferrules and keywork. Four pieces: mouthpiece, barrel, one-piece body, bell. Curved speaker with a chimney on front of the instrument. Long tailed throat A♭ indicates that the clarinet was made for the British market. Articulated C♯₄/G♯₅ activated by L4, closed by R1 ring. C sharp mechanism. Shaped thumb rest. 13 keys, 3 rings, 8 ebonite rollers.
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 + ring; side E♭₄/B♭₅; 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.
Keyhead type: modern.
Keymount type: screwed in pillars.
Shackleton's notes mention a named mouthpiece, not present.
Previous ownership: London auction. Sold by the makers 6 Aug 1905 to "Dublin". |