Clarinet. Nominal pitch: C.

Boosey & Co

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Instrument

Clarinet

Instrument Family

Wind

Maker

Boosey & Co

Place Made

United Kingdom ; Europe ; England ; London

Date Made

Probably 1904

Description

Technical description: Rosewood with german silver keywork. Five pieces: mouthpiece, barrel, upper section, lower section, bell. Mouthpiece ebonite with ligature; barrel slightly bulbous with a metal tuning slide. Upper section: tenon lined with metal. Zig-zag rod and axle speaker, tone-hole on the front of the instrument, chimney bowl-shaped, speaker liner projects c 2mm into bore. Tone-hole for R1 raised and lined with plastic; Barret action. Lower section: socket lined with german silver; thumb rest shaped and countersunk; patent C sharp. Bell with integral wood rim; tenon lined with german silver. L0: T; speaker. L1: T; throat A♮. L2: T; throat A♭. L3: T; cross E♭₄/B♭₅. L4: C♯₄/G♯₅; E₃/B♮₄; F♯₃/C♯₅. R1: T; Barret action for side E♭₄/B♭₅ and 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. Keyhead type: modern. Keymount type: pillars. With ligature and plated metal reed-cap. Crack extending full length of barrel has been filled. Usable pitch: 450 Hz. Current ownership: Gift of D. Lofthouse.

Notes

T.K. Dibley, 1990, 1992; H. Fricke, July 2005.

Measurements

647; 576 to top of barrel.

Provenance

Gift of D. Lofthouse.

Collection

MIMEd

Accession Number

2842