InstrumentClarinet |
Instrument FamilyWind |
MakerMorrall |
Place MadeEurope; England; London; United Kingdom |
Date MadeCirca 1900 |
DescriptionTechnical description: Rosewood with silver plated german silver keywork and ferrules. Five pieces: mouthpiece, barrel, upper section, lower section, bell. Curved speaker with chimney on front of the instrument. Morrall Patent (1891): R1 lever for speaker. R4 E₃/B♮₅. Throat A key on a pivot giving a better action. 14 keys, 2 rings, 7 brown ebonite rollers.
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; F♯₃/C♯₅.
R1: T; side F₄/C₆; side trill key for throat A-B♮ and B♭-C; speaker.
R2: T + spectacle.
R3: T + spectacle (forked B♭₃/F♮₅); cross B♭₃/F♮₅.
R4: G♯₃/E♭₅; F₃/C₅; E₃/B♮₄.
Keymount type: screwed in pillars.
Keyhead type: modern.
Throat A♭ key broken, cover missing. |
NotesH. Fricke, Oct-Dec 2006. |
Measurements555 with mouthpiece. |
ProvenancePhillips auction.; Bequest of Sir Nicholas Shackleton, 2006. |
CollectionSir Nicholas Shackleton Collection; MIMEd |
Accession Number4811 |