Clarinet. Nominal pitch: B♭.
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InstrumentClarinet ; Clarinet/Clarinets/Wind/Musical Instrument |
Instrument FamilyWind |
MakerHerouard Frères |
Place MadeFrance ; Europe ; 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 |