InstrumentClarinet |
Instrument FamilyWind |
MakerBoosey & Co |
Place MadeUnited Kingdom; Europe; England; London |
Date MadePost 1864 |
DescriptionTechnical description: Rosewood with german silver ferrules and keywork. Five pieces: mouthpiece, barrel, upper section, lower section, bell. Later ebonite Boosey & Hawkes mouthpiece. Curved speaker with chimney on front of the instrument. Long tailed British A♭ key. End pivoted F₃/C₅ key. 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.
Playing accessories: metal ligature and reed-cap.
In black wooden box, lined with green felt. |
NotesH. Fricke, Oct-Dec 2006; IN corrected by AM, 28.12.06. |
Measurements410, 472 with mouthpiece. |
Provenancepurchased at auction, London.; Bequest of Sir Nicholas Shackleton, 2006. |
CollectionSir Nicholas Shackleton Collection; MIMEd |
Accession Number4822 |