InstrumentClarinet |
Instrument FamilyWind |
MakerMartin Frères |
Place MadeWestern Europe; Paris; France; Europe |
Date MadeCirca 1850 |
DescriptionTechnical description: Grained boxwood with german silver keys, ferrules, and bell rim. Five pieces: mouthpiece, barrel, upper section, lower section, bell. Mouthpiece dark wood, with full-length table, and with ligature. Barrel slightly bulbous with to small german silver ferrules. Upper section: speaker liner projects c 3mm into bore. Lower section: the levers for R4 are curved and getting broader at the touchpieces. Bell mostly continuous. Ferrules on bell and lower section noticeably arched, those on barrel less so.
R0: T; speaker.
R1: T; throat A♮; throat A♭.
R2: T.
R3: T; E♭₄/B♭₅.
R4: C♯₄/G♯₅; E₃/B♮₄; F♯₃/C♯₅.
L1: T; side F₄/C₆; side trill key for throat A-B♮ and B♭-C.
L2: T.
L3: T; B♭₃/F♮₅;
R4: F₃/C₅ hinge key; G♯₃/E♭₅; side B♮₃/F♯₅.
Keyhead type: shallow saltspoon.
Keymount type: pillars.
With german silver reed-cap.
Usable pitch: A₄ = c 450 Hz.
Specific literature references: G.S. (1968) No. 149.
Specific usage history: Played by grandfather of E.W. Rowe in Dutch orchestras.
Previous ownerhsip: Goven to the Ga;pin Society by E.W. Rowe.
(Galpin Society Collection). |
Other InformationSpecific usage history: Played by grandfather of E.W. Rowe in Dutch orchestras. |
NotesR. Neil, 1986; T.K. Dibley, 1991, 1992; H. Fricke, July 2005. |
Measurements579; 507 to top of barrel. |
ProvenanceGiven to the Galpin Society by E.W. Rowe. |
CollectionGalpin Society Collection; MIMEd |
Accession Number0082 |