Bass clarinet. Nominal pitch: B♭.
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InstrumentBass clarinet/Clarinets/Wind/Musical Instrument ; Bass clarinet |
Instrument FamilyWind |
MakerFritz Wurlitzer |
Place MadeEurope ; Central Europe ; Germany |
Date Made1964 |
DescriptionTechnical description: Blackwood with german silver ferrules, crook, bell and keywork. Five pieces: mouthpiece, crook, upper section, lower section, upturned bell. Descending to C₃. Throat B♭ automatic additional vent operated from A key. Semi-automatic second speaker. Forked E♭₄/B♭₅. Articulated C♯₄/G♯₅. E♭₃ from R4 or thumb. Basset keys linked to low R4 keys. 24 keys, 7 plates. L0: Plate F₄/C♮₆; speaker 1+2. L1: Plate + vent F♯₄; throat A♮; throat A♭. L2: Plate + E♭₄/B♭₅ correspondence. L3: Plate; cross E♭₄/B♭₅. L4: C♯₄/G♯₅; F₃/C♮₅; E₃/B♮₄; F♯₃/C♯₅; G♯₃/E♭₅. R0: E♭₃; D₃; C♯₃, C₃. R1: Plate + B♭₃/F♮₅ via correspondence; side E♭₄/B♭₅; side F♯₄/C♯₆; trills 1-2. R2: Plate + vent B♮₃/F♯₅ via correspondence. R3: Plate + B♮₃/F♯₅ via correspondence; cross B♮₃/F♯₅. R4: G♯₃/E♭₅; E₃/B♮₄; F₃/C♮₅; F♯₃/C♯₅; E♭₃. Keyhead type: modern. Keymount type: screwed in pillars. Playing accessories: Two mouthpieces, reeds, ligatures, reed-caps. With brown case. Also in case: neck-holder, screwdriver, 8 reeds, spike, 2 nail files. The mouthpieces are replacements. Previous ownership: Bert Wikstrom, Porst (shop), Stockholm. |
NotesH. Fricke, Oct-Dec 2006. |
Measurements1240. |
ProvenanceBert Wikstrom, Porst (shop), Stockholm. ; Bequest of Sir Nicholas Shackleton, 2006. |
CollectionMIMEd ; Sir Nicholas Shackleton Collection |
Accession Number4923 |