Clarinet. Nominal pitch: C.

Lefèvre
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Instrument

Clarinet

Instrument Family

Wind

Maker

Lefèvre

Place Made

Europe; France; Paris; Western Europe

Date Made

Circa 1900

Description

Technical description: Dark varnished cocus wood with german silver ferrules and keywork. Five pieces: mouthpiece, barrel, upper section, lower section, bell. All sockets lined with german silver. Separate vent for throat B♭ activated by L thumb ring. 17 keys, 6 rings. L0: T + ring F₄/C♮₆ and throat B♭; 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. Keywork corroded; mouthpiece missing.

Notes

H. Fricke, Oct-Dec 2006.

Measurements

515

Provenance

purchased via eBay.; Bequest of Sir Nicholas Shackleton, 2006.

Collection

Sir Nicholas Shackleton Collection; MIMEd

Accession Number

5073

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