InstrumentClarinet |
Instrument FamilyWind |
MakerH Meissner |
Place MadeEurope; Germany; Central Europe |
Date Made1900-1930 |
DescriptionTechnical description: Blackwood with german silver ferrules and keywork. Five pieces: mouthpiece, barrel, upper section, lower section, bell. Unstamped wooden mouthpiece marked for a ligature may be original. Zig-zag speaker with chimney on the left side of the instrument. German silver tube in thumb-hole. End pivoted F₃/C₅. 13 keys, 2 rings, 4 black rollers.
L0: T; speaker.
L1: T; throat A♮; throat A♭.
L2: T.
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 E♭₄/B♭₅; side trill key for throat A-B♮ and B♭-C; alternative touchpiece for C♯₄/G♯₅.
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 with push pins.
Keyhead type: modern.
Mouthpiece missing. |
NotesH. Fricke, Oct-Dec 2006. |
Measurements514, 582 with mouthpiece. |
ProvenanceBequest of Sir Nicholas Shackleton, 2006. |
CollectionSir Nicholas Shackleton Collection; MIMEd |
Accession Number5236 |