Clarinet. Nominal pitch: B♭.
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InstrumentClarinet |
Instrument FamilyWind |
MakerJean-Jacques Baumann |
Place MadeEurope ; France ; Paris ; Western Europe |
Date MadeCirca 1820 |
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. Levers for L4, tone-hole and key for R4 mounted in a fusiform swelling. Extending L4 keys. Although the 7 keys not mounted in wood rings differ in style from those in the rings, Baumann probably supplied this as a 12-key instrument. L0: T; speaker. L1: T; throat A♮; throat A♭. L2: T. 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. R3: T; B♭₃/F♮₅; side B♮₃/F♯₅. R4: T; G♯₃/E♭₅. Keymount type: turned rings, saddles, pillars on plates, swelling. Keyhead type: flat square. Mouthpiece missing. |
NotesH. Fricke, Oct-Dec 2006. |
Measurements585 |
ProvenanceBequest of Sir Nicholas Shackleton, 2006. |
CollectionSir Nicholas Shackleton Collection ; MIMEd |
Accession Number5306 |