Clarinet. Nominal pitch: A.

Conn

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Instrument

Clarinet

Instrument Family

Wind

Maker

Conn

Place Made

Elkhart ; United States of America ; North America

Date Made

Circa 1912

Description

Technical description: Ebonite and wood with german silver ferrules and keywork. Five pieces: mouthpiece, barrel, upper section, lower section, bell. Very close to Pupeschi's British patent 12,108. The R1 ring system is designed so that a G♯₃/E♭₅ is available with R4 free for the F₃/C₅ key (avoiding slides). The `Pupeschi' C♯₄/G♯₅ is linked to both bascule levers and the additional L4 lever for F₃/C₅. Additional R1 side trill. 14 keys, 6 rings, 1 covered tone-hole. L0: T + ring; speaker. L1: T + ring + vent; throat A♮; throat A♭. L2: T + ring + vent. L3: T; E♭₄/B♭₅. L4: E₃/B♮₄; F♯₃/C♯₅; alternative lever for F₃/C₅. R1: Plate + ring + vent articulated alternative G♯₃/E♭₅; side F₄/C₆; side E♭₄/B♭₅; side trill key for throat G♯-A or C₆-D₆; side trill for throat A-B♮ and B♭-C. R2: T + ring. R3: T + ring (forked B♭₃/F♮₅); cross B♭₃/F♮₅. R4: F₃/C₅; G♯₃/E♭₅. Keyhead type: modern. Keymount type: screwed in pillars. Barrel and bell and mouthpiece not original, but consistent. Previous ownership: Tony Bingham, London.

Notes

H. Fricke, Oct-Dec 2006.

Measurements

635 with mouthpiece.

Provenance

Tony Bingham, London. ; Bequest of Sir Nicholas Shackleton, 2006.

Collection

Sir Nicholas Shackleton Collection ; MIMEd

Accession Number

4770

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