Clarinet. Nominal pitch: B♭.
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InstrumentClarinet |
Instrument FamilyWind |
MakerJ.B. Cramer and Co. |
Place MadeUnited Kingdom ; London ; England ; Europe |
Date MadeCirca 1830 |
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. Barrel flask-shaped; upper section: no speaker liner (!), all block strengthened with brass pins; middle section: wide ivory ferrule, no thumb rest. Lower section: levers for L4, tone-hole and key for R4 mounted in a bell-shaped swelling. L0: T; speaker. L1: T; throat A♮. L2: T. L3: T. L4: E₃/B♮₄; zig-zag F♯₃/C♯₅. R1: T; trill key for throat A-B♮. R2: T. R3: T. R4: T; G♯₃/E♭₅. Keyhead type: square flat. Keymount type: blocks; swelling. Stamped on barrel and all three body sections with crown stamp / "I.B. CRAMER & CO / LONDON" and on bell with crown stamp / "I.B. CRAMER & CO / 201 / REGENT STREET". Mouthpiece mising. Upper ferrule on barrel replaced by german silver ring. Previous ownership: Purchased by H.I. Brackenbury from Summerfields, Newcastle, July 1922, for £1/1/0. Current ownership: Government allocation to the University, 1991. (C.H. Brackenbury Memorial Collection). |
NotesT.K. Dibley, 1992; R. Neil, 1986; H. Fricke, July 2005. |
Measurements597 to top of barrel. |
ProvenancePurchased by H.I. Brackenbury from Summerfields, Newcastle, July 1922, for £1/1/0. ; Government allocation to the University, 1991. |
CollectionC.H. Brackenbury Memorial Collection ; MIMEd |
Accession Number0932 |