InstrumentClarinet |
Instrument FamilyWind |
MakerStamped Kohler |
Place MadeUnited Kingdom; Europe; London; England |
Date MadeCirca 1880 |
DescriptionTechnical description: Boxwood with brass ferrules and keywork. Two sections, barrel, bell and mouthpiece. Standard Boehm system but B♭ touchpiece for L3 is an alternative lever opening B♭ key for R1.
L0: T + ring F₄/C♮₆; speaker.
L1: T + ring F♯₄; throat A♮; throat A♭.
L2: T + E♭₄/ B♭₅ corresponding ring.
L3: T; cross E♭₄/ B♭₅.
L4: C♯₄/G♯₅; F₃/C♮₅; E₃/B♮₄; F♯₃/C♯₅.
R1: T + ring; B♭ via correspondence; trills 1-2-3.
R2: T + ring B♮₃/F♯₅; B♭ via correspondence.
R3: T + ring B♮₃/F♯₅; B♭ via correspondence; cross B♮₃/F♯₅.
R4: T; G♯₃/E♭₅; E₃/B♮₄; F₃/C♮₅; F♯₃/C♯₅.
Keymount type: pillars.
Keyhead type: saltspoon.
Serial number: Upper section 6; lower section 3.
Kohler was a maker of brass instruments; woodwind with his mark may have been imported from France.
Overall size: 648; 575 to top of barrel.
Bore: 14.8.
Keyhead type: saltspoon.
Keymount type: pillars.
Stamped on upper and lower sections with boar's head / "KOHLER / LONDON". Upper section stamped "6", lower section stamped "3".
Repair History: Bell cracked. Bell probably not original. Cracks in upper section repaired by pinning, filling and banding.
Usable pitch: A₄ = c 450 Hz. |
NotesT.K. Dibley, August 1992; R. Neil, 1986; H. Fricke, July 2005. |
Measurements648; 575 to top of barrel. |
CollectionRendall Collection; MIMEd |
Accession Number0121 |