Clarinet. Nominal pitch: A.

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Instrument

Clarinet

Instrument Family

Wind

Maker

Conn

Place Made

Elkhart ; United States of America ; North America

Date Made

Circa 1905

Description

Technical description: Ebonite with nickel plated german silver ferrules and keywork. Five pieces: mouthpiece, barrel, upper section, lower section, bell. Stamped ebonite mouthpiece presumably original and marked for a ligature. Curved speaker with a chimney on the front of the instrument. All tone-holes under rings raised and lined with german silver. Brille on upper section with vent at R1. Articulated C♯₄/G♯₅, activated by L4 (attached to the bascule key, correspondence also to F♯₃/C♯₅), closed by R1. Alternative F₃/C₅ for L4 also operating C♯₄/G♯₅. All these features should avoid gliding for L4. C sharp mechanism. 14 keys, 5 rings, 4 black rollers. L0: T; speaker. L1: T + ring; throat A♮; throat A♭. L2: T + ring. L3: T; cross E♭₄/B♭₅. L4: E₃/B♮₄; F♯₃/C♯₅; F₃/C₅. R1: T + ring; side F₄/C₆; side E♭₄/B♭₅; side trill key 1-2. R2: T + spectacle. R3: T + 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. Very similar to B♭ clarinet (5344) and A clarinet (4770).

Notes

H. Fricke, Oct-Dec 2006.

Measurements

657 with mouthpiece.

Provenance

Bequest of Sir Nicholas Shackleton, 2006.

Collection

Sir Nicholas Shackleton Collection ; MIMEd

Accession Number

5341

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