InstrumentClarinet |
Instrument FamilyWind |
MakerJ Hale |
Place MadeEurope; England; London; United Kingdom |
Date MadeCirca 1785 |
DescriptionTechnical description: Boxwood with ivory ferrules and brass keywork. Four pieces: Mouthpiece with integral barrel, upper section, middle section for the fingers of the right hand, lower section with keys and integral bell. SATK. Original boxwood mouthpiece grooved for cord. Turned guide lines in upper rings and in lowest. Levers for L4, tone-hole and key for R4 mounted in a bell-shaped swelling. Zig-zag F♯₃/C♯₅.
L0: T; speaker.
L1: T; throat A♮.
L2: T.
L3: T.
L4: E₃/B♮₄; F♯₃/C♯₅.
R1: T.
R2: T.
R3: T.
R4: T; G♯₃/E♭₅.
Keymount type: turned wooden rings, swelling.
Keyhead type: flat square.
Bell badly cracked. |
NotesH. Fricke, Oct-Dec 2006. |
Measurements609 with mouthpiece and integral bell. |
Provenanceex- Pringsheim collection, by exchange.; Bequest of Sir Nicholas Shackleton, 2006. |
CollectionSir Nicholas Shackleton Collection; MIMEd |
Accession Number4716 |