Clarinet. Nominal pitch: B♭.
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InstrumentClarinet |
Instrument FamilyWind |
MakerFrédéric Eléanor Godfroy |
Place MadeEurope ; France ; Paris ; Western Europe |
Date Made1840-1850 |
DescriptionTechnical description: Boxwood with ivory ferrules and brass keywork. Six pieces: mouthpiece, barrel, upper section, middle section for the fingers of the right hand, lower section with keys, bell. Mouthpiece unmarked but probably original. Levers for L4, tone-hole and key for R4 mounted in a fusiform swelling. L0: T; speaker. L1: T; throat A♮. L2: T. L3: T. L4: C♯₄/G♯₅; 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, pillars on oval plate. Keyhead type: salt spoon. Repair History: Crack in upper section pinned. |
NotesH. Fricke, Oct-Dec 2006. |
Measurements598, 671 with mouthpiece. |
ProvenanceVichy auction, via Tony Bingham. ; Bequest of Sir Nicholas Shackleton, 2006. |
CollectionSir Nicholas Shackleton Collection ; MIMEd |
Accession Number5198 |