Clarinet. Nominal pitch: B♭.

Lefèvre

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Instrument

Clarinet

Instrument Family

Wind

Maker

Lefèvre

Place Made

Europe ; France ; Paris ; Western Europe

Date Made

Circa 1835

Description

Technical description: Stained boxwood with ivory ferrules and german silver keywork. Five pieces: mouthpiece, barrel, upper section, lower section, bell. Two mouthpieces in case, one grooved for cord, one marked for a ligature. Zig-zag speaker with ivory chimney on left side of the instrument. Keys mounted between pillars on plates. End pivoted F₃/C₅ key. 13 keys, 4 german silver rollers. 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: F₃/C₅; G♯₃/E♭₅. Keymount type: pillars on plates. Keyhead type: modern. With a wooden box, definitely made for the instruments (4836) and (5497). Also in case: four mouthpieces, two originally for string, two for ligature of which one had been shortened and has silver tooth-plate. Repair History: Box refurbished externally. (4836) in B♭ and (5497) in C are possibly a matched pair of clarinets. Specific literature references: Restle and Fricke 2004, p.103. Illustration references: Lawson 1995, fig 2.3(a); Restle and Fricke 2004, item 58. Previous ownership: Tony Bingham, london; from France. Inscribed on all pieces with star / "LEFÈVRE / A PARIS" / star / "B".

Notes

H. Fricke, Oct-Dec 2006.

Measurements

601, 671 with mouthpiece.

Provenance

Tony Bingham, London; from France. ; Bequest of Sir Nicholas Shackleton, 2006.

Collection

Sir Nicholas Shackleton Collection ; MIMEd

Accession Number

4836

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