Clarinet. Nominal pitch: A.
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InstrumentClarinet ; Clarinet/Clarinets/Wind/Musical Instrument |
Instrument FamilyWind |
MakerHermann Sauerhering |
Place MadeGermany ; Europe ; Central Europe ; Magdeburg |
Date MadeCirca 1880 |
DescriptionTechnical description: Dark stained boxwood with ivory ferrules and brass keywork. Five pieces: mouthpiece, barrel, upper section, lower section, bell. Alternative L2 cross F₄/C₆. Brass tube in thumb-hole. Integral wooden thumb rest. Spectacles. Vent for B♭₃/F♮₅ uses a raised tone-hole. C sharp mechanism. 14 keys. L0: T; speaker. L1: T; throat A♮; throat A♭. L2: T, cross F₄/C₆. L3: T; E♭₄/B♭₅. L4: C♯₄/G♯₅; E₃/B♮₄; F♯₃/C♯₅. R1: T; side F₄/C₆; side E♭₄/B♭₅; 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: F₃/C₅; G♯₃/E♭₅. Keyhead type: salt spoon. Keymount type: screwed in pillars. Mouthpiece missing. Restored. Previous ownership: Winfried Schmitz (dealer). |
NotesH. Fricke, Oct-Dec 2006. |
Measurements629. |
ProvenanceWinfried Schmitz (dealer). ; Bequest of Sir Nicholas Shackleton, 2006. |
CollectionSir Nicholas Shackleton Collection ; MIMEd |
Accession Number4927 |