InstrumentClarinet |
Instrument FamilyWind |
MakerChristian Gottfried Geisler |
Place MadeAmsterdam; Europe; Netherlands; Northern Europe |
Date MadeCirca 1850-1900 |
DescriptionTechnical description: Blackwood with brass and german silver ferrules and keywork. Five pieces: mouthpiece, barrel, upper section, lower section, bell. Mouthpiece unstamped and not grooved for cord. Spectspectacles on upper section. Ivory tube in thumb-hole. Additional R4 key for F♯₃/C♯₅. Socket and tenons of joints lined with german silver. Patent C sharp mechanism. 13 keys, 4 rings, 3 rollers.
L0: T; speaker.
L1: T; throat A♮; throat A♭.
L2: T + ring.
L3: T + ring; 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; additional touchpiece for C♯₄/G♯₅.
R2: T + spectacle.
R3: T + spectacle (forked B♭₃/F♮₅); cross B♭₃/F♮₅.
R4: G♯₃/E♭₅; F₃/C₅, F♯₃/C♯₅.
Keymount type: screwed in pillars.
Keyhead type: shallow cups.
Repair History: Bell probably a replacement. |
NotesH. Fricke, Oct-Dec 2006. |
Measurements571, 643 with mouthpiece. |
ProvenanceBequest of Sir Nicholas Shackleton, 2006. |
CollectionMIMEd; Sir Nicholas Shackleton Collection |
Accession Number4772 |