Clarinet. Nominal pitch: C.
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InstrumentClarinet |
Instrument FamilyWind |
MakerAdler & Co., or R.E. Westerlund. |
Place MadeEurope ; Germany ; Central Europe |
Date Made1830-1840 |
DescriptionTechnical description: Boxwood with ivory ferrules and brass keywork. Five pieces: mouthpiece, barrel, upper section, lower section, bell. Thumb-holed lined with brass. Shaped ivory thumb rest. All keys mounted in blocks, except G♯₃/E♭₅, which is mounted on a saddle. 14 keys, 2 brass rollers. 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. Keymount type: blocks and saddle. Keyhead type: flat round. Mouthpiece, barrel, missing. The B♮₃/F♯₅ key has been lost, and its tone-hole filled with cork. |
NotesH. Fricke, Oct-Dec 2006. |
Measurements475 to top of upper tenon. |
Provenancepurchased via eBay U.S.A. ; Bequest of Sir Nicholas Shackleton, 2006. |
CollectionSir Nicholas Shackleton Collection ; MIMEd |
Accession Number5133 |