Clarinet. Nominal pitch: presumably A.
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InstrumentClarinet/Clarinets/Wind/Musical Instrument ; Clarinet |
Instrument FamilyWind |
Date Made1850-1900 |
DescriptionTechnical description: Rosewood with german silver ferrules and keywork. Five pieces: mouthpiece, barrel, upper section, lower section, and bell (missing). Ebonite mouthpiece. Curved speaker with chimney on the front of the instrument. Long tailed throat A♭ key. Shaped thumb-rest. C sharp mechanism. 12 keys and 2 rings. L0: T; speaker. L1: T; throat A♮. L2: T; throat A♭. L3: T; cross E♭₄/B♭₅. L4: C♯₄/G♯₅; E₃/B♮₄; F♯₃/C♯₅. R1: T; side F₄/C₆; side trill key for throat A-B♮ and B♭-C. 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. Playing accessories: reed, Boosey and Hawkes ligature, Selmer reed-cap. Bell missing. |
NotesH. Fricke, Oct-Dec 2006. |
Measurements521 from barrel to lower tenon of lower section. |
ProvenanceBequest of Sir Nicholas Shackleton, 2006. |
CollectionMIMEd ; Sir Nicholas Shackleton Collection |
Accession Number5323 |