DescriptionTechnical description: Blackwood with german silver ferrules, crook, bell, and keywork. Clarinet in bassoon shape. Five pieces: mouthpiece, crook, upper section, lower section, and bell. Automatic throat B♭ vent operated from throat A-key; speaker closes L2 and L3 vent. Brille on upper section with vents above L1, just below L1, and just below L2. Plate for L0, L3, R1, R2, and R3. Extension to C₃ operated by L0. 17 keys, 2 rings, 5 plates, 4 red rollers.
L0: Plate; speaker.
L1: T + ring + vent; throat A♮; throat A♭.
L2: T + ring + vent.
L3: Plate; cross E♭₄/B♭₅.
L4: C♯₄/G♯₅; E₃/B♮₄; F♯₃/C♯₅.
L0: E♭₃; D₃; C♯₃; C₃.
R1: Plate; side F₄/C₆; side E♭₄/B♭₅; side trill key for throat A-B♮ and B♭-C.
R2: Plate + spectacle.
R3: Plate + spectacle (forked B♭₃/F♮₅); cross B♭₃/F♮₅.
R4: G♯₃/E♭₅; F₃/C₅.
Keyhead type: modern.
Keymount type: screwed in pillars.
Mouthpiece missing.
Previous ownership: Tony Bingham, London. |