Clarinet. Nominal pitch: B♭.
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Photo by Antonia Reeve © The University of Edinburgh
InstrumentClarinet |
Instrument FamilyWind |
MakerMartin Frères |
Place MadeWestern Europe; Europe; Paris; France |
Date MadeCirca 1930 |
DescriptionTechnical description: Blackwood with german silver ferrules and keywork. Five pieces: mouthpiece, barrel, upper section, lower section, bell. 14 keys and 7 finger-plates (german silver). Saxophone fingering - basically a covered-hole simple system with patent C sharp and articulated G♯ but with Boehm right hand and B♭ arrangement on left hand. 4 ebonite rollers; 4 regulating screws; speaker curved, chimney near-cylindrical; liner of `thumb-hole' projects c 1mm into bore. Tenons and sockets lined with silver. Hole in tenon of upper section. L0: speaker: thumb-plate giving F♯₄/c♯₆ when closed. L1: straight key for A natural; cross-over key for A♭ (touch long enough for L2 to reach); finger-plate giving E♮₄ when closed with L0, B♮₅ when closed with LO + speaker, controlling a vent which is also closed by L2. L2: finger-plate closing tone-hole and a vent, also the vent under L1. L3: cross-key for E♭₄/B♭₅; finger-plate closing only one tone-hole. L4: cross-key for C♯₄/G♯₅ articulated with R1-2-3; bascule key for E♮₃/B♮₄ linked to patent C sharp; side key for F♯₃/C♯₅. R1: side key for trills throat A to B♭ and B♮; another for trills throat B♭ to B♮ and C♮; side key for F₄/C₆ (alternative to the cross-fingering); side key for E♭₄/B♭₅; finger-plate closing tone-hole and a vent which is also closed by R2-3, also operating lower part of correspondance. R2: finger-plate closing tone-hole, vent and correspondance as above. R3: cross-key for B♮₃/F♯₅ (used with R2 open); finger-plate closing tone-hole, vent and correspondance as above. R4: rod-key for G♯₃/E♭₅; rod-key for F₃/C♮₅ linked to patent C sharp. Keymount type: pillars. Keyhead type: modern. French Patent No. 279590 of 1898 by J.B. Martin for a clarinet with saxophone fingering, called a `Martinophone'. Overall size: 543 to top of upper section tenon. Bore: at C₄ hole 14.6; at F₃ hole 15.9. Stamped on both sections and bell with a bee / "MARTIN Fres. / A PARIS" / MF monogram; also stamped on bell with a row of five medals, the middle one inscribed "PARIS / 1889 / 1900" above the words "GRAND PRIX". Repair History: Spatula B♭ removed. Long B♭ link between sections removed. The touch of the speaker has been lengthened by what seems to be an old key-head filled with (?) resin. The upper lever of the correspondance has either been removed or it was never fitted. Barrel and mouthpiece missing. Bell markedly discontinuous, its socket not being concentric with the bore. Usable pitch: 436 440 Hz with borrowed barrel and mouthpiece. Illustration references: Vol. 1, p.99; Dullat 2001, p.116; Restle and Fricke 2004, item 72. |
Other InformationGeneral usage of type: Intended for military and, later, dance band musicians who were required to double on saxophone and clarinet. |
NotesT.K. Dibley, August 1992; R. Neil, 1985; T.K. Dibley, September 1990; H. Fricke, July 2005. |
Measurements543 to top of upper section tenon. |
Provenanceon loan to the Collection. |
CollectionMIMEd |
Accession Number2112 |