InstrumentClarinet |
Instrument FamilyWind |
MakerHerouard Frères |
Place MadeEurope; France; Paris; Western Europe |
Date Made1820-1840 |
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. Levers for L4, tone-hole and key for R4 mounted in a fusiform swelling. Mounted with pillars on plates.
L0: T; speaker.
L1: T; throat A♮.
L2: T.
L3: T; 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.
R3: T; B♭₃/F♮₅; side B♮₃/F♯₅.
R4: T; G♯₃/E♭₅.
Keymount type: turned wooden rings, swelling, pillars on plates.
Keyhead type: bevelled shallow cups.
Mouthpiece missing.
Repair History: R4 finger hole and R3 key repaired.
Specific usage history: Shackleton noted: "Tony Pay modified this for use as a playing instrument. I was interested in it because although the keywork style is common on flutes, it is very unusual for a clarinet. The keywork style appears earlier than NLI [Waterhouse 1993] indicates likely." |
Other InformationSpecific usage history: Shackleton noted: "Tony Pay modified this for use as a playing instrument. I was interested in it because although the keywork style is common on flutes, it is very unusual for a clarinet. The keywork style appears earlier than NLI [Waterhouse 1993] indicates likely." |
NotesH. Fricke, Oct-Dec 2006. |
Measurements601 |
ProvenanceTony Pay (gift).; Bequest of Sir Nicholas Shackleton, 2006. |
CollectionSir Nicholas Shackleton Collection; MIMEd |
Accession Number5204 |