Clarinet. Nominal pitch: B♭.
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InstrumentClarinet |
Instrument FamilyWind |
MakerHammig |
Date MadeCirca 1800 |
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. Ebony mouthpiece grooved for cord. Levers for L4, tone-hole and key for R4 mounted in a fusiform swelling. Integral wooden bell rim. L0: T; speaker. L1: T; throat A♮. L2: T. L3: T. L4: E₃/B♮₄; F♯₃/C♯₅. R1: T. R2: T. R3: T. R4: T. G♯₃/E♭₅. Keymount type: turned wooden rings, swelling. Keyhead type: flat square. Condition: Guide for F♯₃/C♯₅ broken. Inscribed on all pieces (except unstamped mouthpiece) with crown / (cursive) "Hammig" (mm abbreviated by line over m). |
NotesH. Fricke, Oct-Dec 2006. |
Measurements590, 661 with mouthpiece. |
ProvenanceBequest of Sir Nicholas Shackleton, 2006. |
CollectionSir Nicholas Shackleton Collection ; MIMEd |
Accession Number5143 |