Alto clarinet. Nominal pitch: F.

Piatet et Benoit
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Instrument

Alto clarinet

Instrument Family

Wind

Maker

Piatet et Benoit

Place Made

Europe; France; Western Europe

Date Made

Circa 1850

Description

Technical description: Boxwood with ivory ferrules and brass keywork. Five pieces: mouthpiece, barrel, upper section, lower section, bell. Unmarked rosewood mouthpiece. Curved barrel. R2 and R3 are rings operating covers above and below finger positions. Brass tube in thumb-hole. Angled tone-holes for L1, L3, R1. Guides for L4|levers like those of Simiot (Piatet's teacher). 13|keys, 2|rings. L0: @I{T; speaker. L1: @I{T; throat A♮; throat A♭. L2: @I{T. L3: @I{T; E♭₄/B♭₅. L4: @I{C♯₄/G♯₅; E₃/B♮₄; F♯₃/C♯₅. R1: @I{T; side F₄/C₆; side trill key for throat A-B♮ and B♭-C. R2: @I{T + ring. R3: @I{T + ring; cross B♭₃/F♮₅; side B♮₃/F♯₅. R4: @I{F₃/C₅; G♯₃/E♭₅. Keymount type: screwed in pillars. Keyhead type: shallow cups. Repair History: Curved barrel with pinned crack.

Notes

h.|fricke, oct-dec|2006.

Measurements

824; with mouthpiece 883.

Provenance

Tony Bingham, London.; Bequest of Sir Nicholas Shackleton, 2006.

Collection

MIMEd; Sir Nicholas Shackleton Collection

Accession Number

5136

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