Clarinet. Nominal pitch: E♭.
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InstrumentClarinet |
Instrument FamilyWind |
MakerKüss |
Place MadeEurope ; Austria ; Vienna ; Central Europe |
Date MadeCirca 1810 |
DescriptionTechnical description: Dark stained boxwood with horn ferrules and brass keywork. Six pieces: mouthpiece, barrel, upper section, middle section for the fingers of the right hand, lower section with keys, bell. Cocus wood mouthpiece, grooved for cord, presumably not original. Tuning slide between barrel and upper section. Throat A and speaker mounted in turned wooden rings. Levers for L4, tone-hole and key for R4 mounted in a fusiform swelling. Bevelled G♯₃/E♭₅. Wide Viennese style integral wooden bell rim. L0: T; speaker. L1: T; throat A♮. L2: T. L3: T. L4: E₃/B♮₄; F♯₃/C♯₅. R1: T. R2: T. R3: T. R4: T; G♯₃/E♭₅. Keymount type: turned wooden rings, swelling, block. Keyhead type: flat round. Playing accessories: reed, violet cord. Cracks in upper section and bell. |
NotesH. Fricke, Oct-Dec 2006. |
Measurements430, 483 with mouthpiece. |
ProvenanceSotheby's auction, 1968, ex- collection in North Wales. ; Bequest of Sir Nicholas Shackleton, 2006. |
CollectionSir Nicholas Shackleton Collection ; MIMEd |
Accession Number4680 |