Clarinet. Nominal pitch: B♭.
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InstrumentClarinet |
Instrument FamilyWind |
MakerJung |
Place MadeMarseille ; Europe ; Western Europe ; France |
Date MadeCirca 1830 |
DescriptionTechnical description: Boxwood with ivory ferrules and brass keywork. Six pieces: mouthpiece, barrel, upper section, middle section for the fingers of the right hand, lower section with keys, bell. Levers for L4, tone-hole and key for R4 mounted in a fusiform swelling. Metal tube in thumb-hole. Throat A♭ in integral ring and C♯₄/G♯₅ between pillars on plate indicate that these devices are a later addition. Wood recessed under throat A, but not under throat A♭. Compare with the 5-key clarinet of Jung in Leipzig (1490). Tuning hole in bell. Extendable L4 levers. 7 keys. L0: T; speaker. L1: T; throat A♮, throat A♭. L2: T. L3: T. L4: C♯₄/G♯₅; E₃/B♮₄; F♯₃/C♯₅. R1: T. R2: T. R3: T. R4: T. G♯₃/E♭₅. Keymount type: turned wooden rings, pillar and saddle, swelling. Keyhead type: flat square. Repair History: The cocus wood mouthpiece is a replacement. |
NotesH. Fricke, Oct-Dec 2006. |
Measurements594. |
ProvenanceBequest of Sir Nicholas Shackleton, 2006. |
CollectionMIMEd ; Sir Nicholas Shackleton Collection |
Accession Number4966 |