Clarinet. Nominal pitch: A.

Wood & Ivy

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Instrument

Clarinet

Instrument Family

Wind

Maker

Wood & Ivy

Place Made

London ; England ; United Kingdom ; Europe

Date Made

Circa 1840

Description

Technical 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. Very thin ivory ferrules. Original named blackwood tenon type mouthpiece grooved for cord. Levers for L4, tone-hole and key for R4 mounted in a bell-shaped swelling. Zig-zag F♯₃/C♯₅. Bevelled G♯₃/E♭₅. L0: T; speaker. L1: T; throat A♮. L2: T. L3: @I{T. L4: E₃/B♮₄; F♯₃/C♯₅. R1: T. R2: T. R3: T. R4: T; G♯₃/E♭₅. Keyhead type: flat square. Keymount type: blocks, swelling. General usage of type: Very think ivory rings; probably a cheap instrument from the 1830s or later. Previous ownership: purchased in San Francisco.

Other Information

General usage of type: Very thin ivory rings; probably a cheap instrument from the 1830s or later.

Notes

H. Fricke, Oct-Dec 2006.

Measurements

659 with mouthpiece.

Provenance

purchased in San Francisco. ; Bequest of Sir Nicholas Shackleton, 2006.

Collection

Sir Nicholas Shackleton Collection ; MIMEd

Accession Number

5233