Clarinet. Nominal pitch: C.
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InstrumentClarinet |
Instrument FamilyWind |
MakerJean-Jacques Baumann |
Place MadeEurope ; France ; Paris ; Western Europe |
Date MadeCirca 1800 |
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. Levers for L4, tone-hole and key for R4 mounted in a fusiform swelling. Horn tube in thumb-hole. L0: T; speaker. L1: T; throat A♮; throat A♭. L2: T; cross F₄/C₆. L3: T; cross E♭₄/B♭₅. L4: C♯₄/G♯₅; E₃/B♮₄; F♯₃/C♯₅. R1: T; side trill key for throat A-B♮ and B♭-C. R2: T. R3: T; cross B♭₃/F♮₅. R4: T; G♯₃/E♭₅. Keymount type: turned wooden rings, swelling, saddles. Keyhead type: flat square. Repair History: Probably originally 6 keys (C♯₄/G♯₅ in elegant saddle), 3 more added in cruder saddles. Now 11 keys. The barrel is a replacement. |
NotesH. Fricke, Oct-Dec 2006. |
Measurements605 |
ProvenanceBequest of Sir Nicholas Shackleton, 2006. |
CollectionSir Nicholas Shackleton Collection ; MIMEd |
Accession Number4961 |