Clarinet. Nominal pitch: B♭.
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InstrumentClarinet ; Clarinet/Clarinets/Wind/Musical Instrument |
Instrument FamilyWind |
MakerPiattet |
Place MadeFrance ; Europe ; Western Europe |
Date MadeCirca 1850 |
DescriptionTechnical description: Boxwood with ivory ferrules and brass keywork. Four pieces: mouthpiece, upper section (includes barrel), lower section, bell. Speaker liner projects 6mm into bore. Thumb hole lined with a brass tube to prevent water from dripping out. 13-key Müller system plus alternative G♯₃/E♭₅ for L4 and alternative F♯₃/C♯₅ for R4. Both C♯ key and B key are interlinked to C key closing the C tone-hole when depressed. L0: T; speaker. L1: T; throat A♮; throat A♭. L2: T. L3: T; E♭₄/B♭₅. L4: C♯₄/G♯₅; E₃/B♮₄; F♯₃/C♯₅; G♯₃/E♭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: F₃/C₅; G♯₃/E♭₅; F♯₃/C♯₅. Keymount type: pillars on brass plates screwed to body. Keyhead type: saltspoon. Repair History: The mouthpiece is a replacement. Usable pitch: A₄ = c 438 Hz. Performance characteristics: has a very nice tone. General literature references: Rendall 1954, p. 91. Specific literature references: G.S. (1968) No. 166. Illustration references: Vol. 1 p.97, with detail of lower section. |
NotesT.K. Dibley, August 1992; R. Neil, 1986; H. Fricke, July 2005. |
Measurements667; 593 to top of barrel. |
CollectionRendall Collection ; MIMEd |
Accession Number0113 |