Clarinet. Nominal pitch: B♭.
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InstrumentClarinet |
Instrument FamilyWind |
MakerFa. Eugen Schuster |
Place MadeEurope ; Germany ; Central Europe |
Date MadeCirca 1800 |
DescriptionTechnical description: Boxwood with horn 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. Keys for L0 and L1 mounted in turned rings. No thumb rest. Centring grooves in upper section rings. 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 rings, swelling, SATK. Keyhead type: square flat. Condition: Mouthpiece missing. Repair History: Barrel possibly a replacement. Previous ownership: ex- Gerhard Stradner collection, Vienna. Inscribed on upper section "SCHUSTER / B". |
NotesH. Fricke, Oct-Dec 2006. |
Measurements593 |
Provenanceex- Gerhard Stradner collection, Vienna. ; Bequest of Sir Nicholas Shackleton, 2006. |
CollectionSir Nicholas Shackleton Collection ; MIMEd |
Accession Number5108 |