Clarinet. Nominal pitch: A.

Boosey & Hawkes

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Instrument

Clarinet

Instrument Family

Wind

Maker

Boosey & Hawkes

Place Made

London ; England ; United Kingdom ; Europe

Date Made

1934

Description

Technical description: Blackwood with silver plated german silver ferrules and keywork. Five pieces: mouthpiece, barrel, upper section, lower section, bell. Sharing one mouthpiece with (4861). 1010 model. All tone-holes under rings lined with ebonite. Integral wooden bell rim. 17 keys, 6 rings. L0: T + ring F₄/C♮₆; speaker. L1: T + ring F♯₄; throat A♮; throat A♭. L2: T + E♭₄/B♭₅ corresponding ring. L3: T; cross E♭₄/B♭₅. L4: C♯₄/G♯₅; F₃/C♮₅; E₃/B♮₄; F♯₃/C♯₅. R1: T + ring B♭₃/F♮₅ via correspondence; side E♭₄/B♭₅; side F♯₄/C♯₆; trills 1-2. R2: T + ring B♮₃/F♯₅ via correspondence. R3: T + ring B♮₃/F♯₅ via correspondence; cross B♮₃/F♯₅. R4: G♯₃/E♭₅; E₃/B♮₄; F₃/C♮₅; F♯₃/C♯₅. Keymount type: screwed in pillars. Keyhead type: modern. Playing accessories: reed, ligature, reed-cap. With double Boosey & Hawkes case embossed CES with label of David L. Fingerhut, woodwind repairer. Repair History: Original thumb rest was replaced by a modern type, slightly higher; when received by Shackleton this was missing, but the screws still present (the screws are now missing). The barrel is a replacement. Usable pitch: A₄ = 439 Hz. Cased by Shackleton with B♭ clarinet (4861) shown in picture, but of different provenance. Specific usage history: Formerly the property of Frederick Thurston, bought through Keith Puddy from his grandson, Joseph Robinson, with two other clarinets no longer in the Collection.

Other Information

Specific usage history: Formerly the property of Frederick Thurston, bought through Keith Puddy from his grandson, Joseph Robinson, with two other clarinets no longer in the Collection.

Notes

H. Fricke, Oct-Dec 2006.

Measurements

633

Provenance

ex- Frederick Thurston. ; Bequest of Sir Nicholas Shackleton, 2006.

Collection

Sir Nicholas Shackleton Collection ; MIMEd

Accession Number

4883

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