InstrumentClarinet |
Instrument FamilyWind |
MakerJohann Baptist Rudhard |
Place MadeEurope; Germany; Stuttgart; Central Europe |
Date MadeCirca 1850 |
DescriptionTechnical description: Blackwood with ivory ferrules and german silver keywork. Five pieces: mouthpiece, barrel, upper section, lower section, bell. Mouthpiece unsigned, but probably original, grooved for cord. Levers for L4, tone-hole and key for R4 mounted in a bell-shaped swelling. Two tiny german silver rollers on L4 levers. No F₄/C₆ key. Cross key for E♭₄/B♭₅ missing. Additional R1 touchpiece for C♯₄/G♯₅ as a special feature.
L0: T; speaker.
L1: T; throat A♮; throat A♭.
L2: T.
L3: T; (cross E♭₄/B♭₅ missing).
L4: C♯₄/G♯₅; E₃/B♮₄; F♯₃/C♯₅.
R1: T; side E♭₄/B♭₅; side trill key for throat A-B♮ and B♭-C; alternative touchpiece for C♯₄/G♯₅.
R2: T. R3: @I{T; B♭₃/F♮₅; side B♮₃/F♯₅.
R4: T; G♯₃/E♭₅.
Keyhead type: flat round.
Keymount type: wooden blocks; swelling.
Inscribed on both sections with star / "RUDHARD, / STUTTGART." / star. |
NotesH. Fricke, Oct-Dec 2006. |
Measurements651 with mouthpiece. |
ProvenanceBequest of Sir Nicholas Shackleton, 2006. |
CollectionSir Nicholas Shackleton Collection; MIMEd |
Accession Number5171 |