Clarinet. Nominal pitch: B♭.

Association des Ouvriers

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Instrument

Clarinet

Instrument Family

Wind

Maker

Association des Ouvriers

Place Made

Paris ; Western Europe ; France ; Europe

Date Made

1865 - c 1900

Description

Technical description: Rosewood with german silver ferrules and keywork. Five pieces: mouthpiece, barrel, upper section, lower section, bell. Straight speaker key. Short, continental throat A♭ key. End pivoted F₃/C₅ key. 12 keys, 2 rings. L0: T; speaker. L1: T; throat A♮; throat A♭. L2: T. L3: T; cross 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 + spectacle. R3: T + spectacle (forked B♭₃/F♮₅); cross B♭₃/F♮₅. R4: G♯₃/E♭₅; F₃/C₅. Keymount type: screwed in pillars. Keyhead type: salt spoon. Cased in a wooden box lined with blue velvet. Also in case: a little wooden black box for cork grease. Brass sign on lid "V.G. / 585". Mouthpiece missing.

Notes

H. Fricke, Oct-Dec 2006.

Measurements

572

Provenance

Paris flea market. ; Bequest of Sir Nicholas Shackleton, 2006.

Collection

Sir Nicholas Shackleton Collection ; MIMEd

Accession Number

4975

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