Clarinet. Nominal pitch: A.

Hawkes & Son

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Instrument

Clarinet

Instrument Family

Wind

Maker

Hawkes & Son

Place Made

London ; England ; United Kingdom ; Europe

Date Made

1930-1931

Description

Technical description: Chrome plated skeleton metal body with chrome plated ferrules and keywork. Three pieces: Original named and numbered mouthpiece, upper section with integral barrel, lower section with integral bell. Simple system with Barret action. Straight speaker. Long tailed A♭ key. One additional trill key for R1. Shaped C♯₄/G♯₅ key to enable gliding to L4 bascule keys. Covered tone-hole under R2 to avoid finger spacing. Tone-hole for R1 through upper tenon. Shaped thumb rest. 13 keys, 3 rings, 1 plate, 4 ebonite rollers. L0: T; speaker. L1: T; throat A♮. L2: T + ring; throat A♭. L3: T + ring; cross E♭₄/B♭₅. L4: C♯₄/G♯₅; E₃/B♮₄; F♯₃/C♯₅. R1: T; Barret action (F₄/C₆; E♭₄/B♭₅); side trills 1-2. R2: Plate. R3: T + spectacle (forked B♭₃/F♮₅); cross B♭₃/F♮₅. R4: G♯₃/E♭₅; F₃/C₅. Keyhead type: modern. Keymount type: pillars. Playing accessories: reed, ligature, silver plated reed-cap. With original double case for an A and B♭ clarinet. Also in case: Chrome plated reed box with two reeds "Selmer Soloist" and "E. Richards". Cleaner. Cork grease. Previous ownership: purchased circa 1970.

Notes

H. Fricke, Oct-Dec 2006.

Measurements

632, 702 with mouthpiece.

Provenance

purchased circa 1970. ; Bequest of Sir Nicholas Shackleton, 2006.

Collection

Sir Nicholas Shackleton Collection ; MIMEd

Accession Number

4860

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