DescriptionTechnical description: Boxwood with ivory ferrules and hallmarked silver keys. Six pieces: mouthpiece, barrel, upper section, middle section for the fingers of the right hand, lower section with keys, bell.
Mouthpiece of black wood, long tenon and short table; grooved for cord.
Barrel slightly flask-shaped with two ivory ferrules.
Upper section: Key-rings of rectangular section, both ornamented with a groove. Speaker liner projects almost to the centre of bore.
Middle section: Bulbous ferrule on top, half ivory, half wood, precursor of a thumb rest.
Lower section: Levers for L4, tone-hole and key for R4 mounted in an early bulb-shaped swelling. Round ring for the bascule key ornamented with a thin groove. Bevelled key-heads. Bell almost continuous.
L0: T; speaker.
L1: T; throat A♮.
L2: T.
L3: T.
L4: E₃/B♮₄; F♯₃/C♯₅.
R1: T; side trill key for throat A-B♮.
R2: T.
R3: T.
R4: T; G♯₃/E♭₅.
Keyhead type: flat square.
Keymount type: turned rings; blocks; swelling; leaf springs; SATK.
Signature marks: Stamped "B / LAWSON / LONDON". Mouthpiece stamped on reed side, "METZLER / LONDON".
Playing accessories: The reed associated with this instrument has a thick tip and is possibly contemporary.
Specific literature references: Baines 1957, p.300.
Illustration references: Vol. 1, p.90; Campbell et al. 2004, p.93 Figure 3.9a.
Previous ownership: Purchased by H.I. Brackenbury from Benson, Bedford, for £1/0/0.
Current ownership: Government allocation to the University 1991.
(C.H. Brackenbury Memorial Collection). |