Clarinet. Nominal pitch: A.
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InstrumentClarinet/Clarinets/Wind/Musical Instrument ; Clarinet |
Instrument FamilyWind |
MakerBauer |
Date Made1789 |
DescriptionTechnical description: Boxwood with horn ferrules and brass keywork. Five pieces: mouthpiece (missing), barrel, upper section, middle section lower section with integral bell. Upper section has two square rings, SATK. Levers for L4, tone-hole and key for R4 mounted in a fusiform swelling. L0: T; speaker. L1: T; throat A♮. L2: T. L3: 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: turned wooden rings, swelling. Bell has several cracks. Mouthpiece missing. The barrel is a replacement. RH section unstamped, probably a replacement. Specific literature references: Young 1993, No 1; Rice 2003, p.55. Previous ownership: purchased in Prague. |
NotesH. Fricke, Oct-Dec 2006. |
Measurements575 to top of upper tenon. |
Provenancepurchased in Prague. ; Bequest of Sir Nicholas Shackleton, 2006. |
CollectionMIMEd ; Sir Nicholas Shackleton Collection |
Accession Number4726 |