Clarinet. Nominal pitch: B♭.
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InstrumentClarinet |
Instrument FamilyWind |
MakerPask and Koenig |
Place MadeLondon ; England ; United Kingdom ; Europe |
Date MadeCirca 1850 |
DescriptionTechnical description: Cocus wood with ivory ferrules; german silver keywork and thumb rest. Five pieces: mouthpiece, barrel, upper section, lower section, bell. Mouthpiece socket-type, originally short table, grooved for cord. Barrel high-waisted with tenon and wide ivory ferrule. Normal 12-key clarinet with alternative F♯ key for R3; F₃/C₅ for R4 is a raised tone-hole. L0: T; speaker. L1: T; throat A♮. L2: T; throat A♭. L3: T; E♭₄/B♭₅. L4: C♯₄/G♯₅; E₃/B♮₄; F♯₃/C♯₅. R1: T; side F₄/C₆; side trill key for throat A-B♮ and B♭-C. R2: T; alternative cross B♮₃/F♯₅. R3: T; B♭₃/F♮₅; side B♮₃/F♯₅. R4: T; G♯₃/E♭₅. Keyhead type: modern. Keymount type: pillars. The mouthpiece table has been lengthened to take a modern reed. Usable pitch: A₄ = c 448 Hz. Current ownership: Government allocation to the University, 1991. (C.H. Brackenbury Memorial Collection). |
NotesT.K. Dibley, August 1992; R. Neil, 1986; H. Fricke, July 2005. |
Measurements645; 592 to tenon of barrel. |
ProvenanceGovernment allocation to the University, 1991. |
CollectionC.H. Brackenbury Memorial Collection ; MIMEd |
Accession Number1035 |