Clarinet. Nominal pitch: B♭.
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InstrumentClarinet |
Instrument FamilyWind |
MakerDoke |
Date MadeCirca 1810 |
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. Mouthpiece and barrel appear original. Integral wooden thumb rest. Levers for L4, tone-hole and key for R4 mounted in a fusiform swelling. Integral wooden bell rim. Extendable L4 levers. Ingenious mount of E₃/B♮₄ key cover. Bevelled G♯₃/E♭₅ key. 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. Keymount type: turned wooden rings, swelling. Keyhead type: flat square. Previous ownership: ex- Gerhard Stradner collection, Vienna. Inscribed on all sections and bell with double eagle around arms / "DOKE / LINZ". |
NotesH. Fricke, Oct-Dec 2006. |
Measurements584, 653 with mouthpiece. |
Provenanceex- Gerhard Stradner collection, Vienna. ; Bequest of Sir Nicholas Shackleton, 2006. |
CollectionSir Nicholas Shackleton Collection ; MIMEd |
Accession Number5258 |