Clarinet. Nominal pitch: B♭/A.
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InstrumentClarinet |
Instrument FamilyWind |
MakerEugène Albert |
Place MadeBrussels ; Belgium ; Central Europe ; Europe |
Date MadeCirca 1884 |
DescriptionTechnical description: Rosewood, the barrel and upper body in one piece; plain german silver ferrules; thumb rest slightly shaped. There are ten plungers on the right hand side of the instrument, out of the way of the keys and the fingers (Binda's patent). They are about 14.5mm in diameter and arranged in two groups, four on the lower section controlled by one lever and six on the upper section by another. The lower pistons can be withdrawn by 9.3mm and the upper ones by 6.6mm when their levers are pressed. They remain out until pushed in again by pressure on their rodding. Withdrawing the plungers increases the sounding volume by 6.14 cubic centimetres on the lower section and 6.54 on the upper section. Neglecting the flare of the bell and the narrowing of the mouthpiece the volume of air sounding in B♭ is about 110 cubic cm and in A about 123 cubic cm, an increase of about 11 percent. 12 keys, 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. General literature references: G.B. Patent No. 2064 of 1884; Rendall 954, p.158. Usable pitch: A₄ = c 455 Hz. Performance characteristics: With the plungers in the instrument gives a clear sound in B♭ high pitch. Withdrawing them, the tome is rather muffled but the instrument sounds more or less in A, being in fact 40 cents sharp on the pitch of its B♭ setting. Specific literature references: Puttick & Simpson's auction catalogue 25 April 1946, lot 26; G.S. (1968) No. 176; Dibley 986, item 93. Illustration references: Dullat 2001, p.128. Previous ownership: ex- T.K. Dibley collection; ex- Nettlefold collection. |
NotesT.K. Dibley, August 1992; R. Neil, E. Planas, 1986; H. Fricke, Oct-Dec 2006. |
Measurements577; with mouthpiece 655. |
Provenanceex- T.K. Dibley collection; ex- Nettlefold collection. ; Bequest of Sir Nicholas Shackleton, 2006. |
CollectionSir Nicholas Shackleton Collection ; MIMEd |
Accession Number2122 |