Bass clarinet. Nominal pitch: B♭.
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InstrumentBass clarinet/Clarinets/Wind/Musical Instrument ; Bass clarinet |
Instrument FamilyWind |
MakerBuffet-Crampon & Cie |
Place MadeParis ; Europe ; France ; Western Europe |
Date MadeCirca 1880-1920 |
DescriptionTechnical description: Blackwood and german silver with chrome plated german silver ferrules and keywork. Four pieces: mouthpiece, crook, upper section, lower section and bell in one piece. Very ingenious compact design; crook bent in a circle and carrying the speaker keys and throat A and B♭ trill hole. Bell carries the three lowest tone-holes on the ascending tube. Automatic octave mechanism operating off R3; throat A key operates the same switch for throat B♭. Extension to E♭₃. Standard B-C mark on the wood below E♭₃ touchpiece. 18 keys, 7 covered tone-holes. L0: Plate F₄/C♮₆; speaker. L1: Plate F♯₄; throat A♮; throat A♭. L2: Plate E♭₄/B♭₅ correspondence. L3: Plate; cross E♭₄/B♭₅. L4: C♯₄/G♯₅; F₃/C♮₅; E₃/B♮₄; F♯₃/C♯₅. R1: Plate B♭₃/F♮₅ via correspondence; side E♭₄/B♭₅; side F♯₄/C♯₆; trills 1-2. R2: Plate B♮₃/F♯₅ via correspondence. R3: Plate 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; E♭₃. Keyhead type: modern. Keymount type: screwed in pillars. Playing accessories: reed, ligature, reed-cap. Also in case: another mouthpiece. With original case that was relined by a previous owner so that the instrument barely fits. The mouthpiece is a replacement. Previous ownership: purchased via eBay. |
NotesH. Fricke, Oct-Dec 2006. |
Measurementscirca 820 with mouthpiece. |
Provenancepurchased via eBay. ; Bequest of Sir Nicholas Shackleton, 2006. |
CollectionMIMEd ; Sir Nicholas Shackleton Collection |
Accession Number5205 |