Clarinet. Nominal pitch: A/B♭.
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InstrumentClarinet ; Clarinet/Clarinets/Wind/Musical Instrument |
Instrument FamilyWind |
MakerSimiot & Tabard |
Place MadeFrance ; Europe ; Western Europe |
Date MadeCirca 1812 |
DescriptionTechnical description: Boxwood with ivory ferrules and brass keywork. Eight pieces: mouthpiece, barrel, two upper sections (A/B♭), two middle sections (A/B♭) 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. Extendable L4 levers. Interestingly 6th key is B♮₃/F♯₅ in a slender wood block. Brass tube in thumb-hole. G♯₃/E♭₅ key resembles Simiot instruments as do other details. 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, side B♮₃/F♯₅. R4: T. G♯₃/E♭₅. Keyhead type: flat square. Keymount type: turned wooden rings, block, swelling. B♭ barrel missing. The mouthpiece is a replacement. Previous ownership: Michael Whight; from André Bissonnet (dealer), Paris. |
NotesH. Fricke, Oct-Dec 2006. |
Measurements(B♭) to upper section tenon 548, (A) to top of barrel 630. |
ProvenanceMichael Whight; from André Bissonet (dealer), Paris. ; Bequest of Sir Nicholas Shackleton, 2006. |
CollectionSir Nicholas Shackleton Collection ; MIMEd |
Accession Number4832 |