Clarinet. Nominal pitch: B♭.

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Instrument

Clarinet/Clarinets/Wind/Musical Instrument ; Clarinet

Instrument Family

Wind

Date Made

Circa 1880

Description

Technical description: Black varnished cocus with german silver ferrules and keywork. Five pieces: mouthpiece, barrel, upper section, lower section, bell. Ebonite mouthpiece with a long table and german silver ligature. Barrel slightly bulbous in its lower half. Upper section: curved speaker, tone-hole on the front of the instrument. Bowl-shaped chimney, speaker liner does not project into bore. Long tailed throat A♭ key. Lower section: hinge key for F₃/C₅; thumb rest. Ferrules slightly convex and bell-rim half-round. No patent C sharp. 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 bascule; F♯₃/C♯₅. R1: T; side F₄/C₆; side trill key for throat A-B♮ and B♭-C. R2: T + spectacle for B♮₃/F♯₅. R3: T + spectacle (forked B♭₃/F♮₅); cross B♭₃/F♮₅. R4: G♯₃/E♭₅; F₃/C₅. Keymount type: pillars. Keyhead type: modern. With rexine-covered cardboard case, basic fitted, lettered "A.M.W." Head of bascule separated; mouthpiece chipped. Repair History: Speaker has been `repaired' with a piece of clock-spring; mouthpiece a replacement which does not fit the barrel. Varnish not made by a professional.

Notes

T.K. Dibley, August 1992; T.K. Dibley, August 1991; H. Fricke, July 2005.

Measurements

634; 565 to top of barrel.

Collection

MIMEd ; Reid Collection

Accession Number

0123

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