Clarinet. Nominal pitch: B♭.
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InstrumentClarinet |
Instrument FamilyWind |
Place MadeUnited Kingdom ; Great Britain ; Europe |
Date Made1840-1870 |
DescriptionTechnical description: Rosewood with german silver ferrules and keywork. Five pieces: mouthpiece, barrel, upper section, lower section, bell. Unnamed wooden mouthpiece marked for a ligature. Levers for L4, tone-hole and key for R4 mounted in a bell-shaped swelling. F₃/C₅ end pivoted from below. Additional cross B₃/F♯₅. 14 keys. L0: T; speaker. L1: T; throat A♮; throat A♭. L2: T. L3: T; 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; B♮₃/F♯₅. R3: T; B♭₃/F♮₅; side B♮₃/F♯₅. R4: F₃/C₅; G♯₃/E♭₅. Keymount type: wooden blocks and swelling. Keyhead type: shallow cup. With a wooden case. |
NotesH. Fricke, Oct-Dec 2006. |
Measurements657 with mouthpiece. |
ProvenanceBequest of Sir Nicholas Shackleton, 2006. |
CollectionSir Nicholas Shackleton Collection ; MIMEd |
Accession Number5514 |