Clarinet. Nominal pitch: B♭/A.
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InstrumentClarinet |
Instrument FamilyWind |
MakerTheodore |
Date MadeCirca 1775-1800 |
DescriptionTechnical description: Boxwood with ivory ferrules and brass and silver keywork. Six pieces: mouthpiece, barrel, two upper sections (B♭/A), two middle sections (B♭/A) for the fingers of the right hand, lower section with keys and integral bell. Brass keys only on the A corps de rechange presumably to differentiate between the parts. Levers for L4, tone-hole and key for R4 mounted in a fusiform swelling. Some keys SATB. 5 keys. L0: T; speaker. L1: T; throat A♮. L2: T. L3: T. L4: E₃/B♮₄; F♯₃/C♯₅. R1: T. R2: T. R3: T. R4: T. G♯₃/E♭₅. Keyhead type: flat square. Keymount type: turned wooden rings, swelling. Mouthpiece missing. Cork on tenons indicates a restoration. Specific literature references: Rice 2003, p.32, p.220 note 54. Previous ownership: Tony Bingham, London; from Pick et Boch, Lyon. |
NotesH. Fricke, Oct-Dec 2006. |
Measurements(B_) 613, (A) 654. |
ProvenanceTony Bingham, London; from Pick et Boch, Lyon. ; Bequest of Sir Nicholas Shackleton, 2006. |
CollectionSir Nicholas Shackleton Collection ; MIMEd |
Accession Number4899 |