Basset clarinet, nominal pitch: A

Lothar Reidel

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Instrument

Basset clarinet/Clarinets/Wind/Musical Instrument ; Basset clarinet

Instrument Family

Wind

Maker

Lothar Reidel

Place Made

Europe ; Germany ; Central Europe

Date Made

Late 1980s

Description

Technical description: Blackwood with silver plated german silver ferrules and keywork. Five pieces: mouthpiece, curved barrel, upper section, lower section, bell. Sharing red mouthpiece with (5389). Full Oehler system with basset extension. Alternative touchpiece for C♯₄/G♯₅. Plate on R2. Disconnectable C sharp mechanism. 21 keys, 5 rings, 1 plate, 4 black rollers. L0: T; speaker corresponding with first ring. L1: T + ring + vent; throat A♮; throat A♭. L2: T + ring + vent; alternative cross key for F₄/C₆. L3: T + ring; E♭₄/B♭₅. L4: C♯₄/G♯₅; E₃/B♮₄; F♯₃/C♯₅; alternative lever for B♭₃/F₅; alternative lever for G♯₃/E♭₅. R0: E♭₃; D₃; C♯₃; C₃. R1: T + ring + vent; side F₄/C₆; side E♭₄/B♭₅; side trill key for throat G-A or C₆-D₆; side trill for throat A-B♮ and B♭-C; alternative touchpiece for C♯₄/G♯₅. R2: Plate. R3: T + ring (forked B♭₃/F♮₅); cross B♭₃/F♮₅. R4: G♯₃/E♭₅; F₃/C₅. Keyhead type: modern. Keymount type: screwed in pillars. Signature marks: Inscribed "MOZART" and "1790". Playing accessories: reed, cord, metal reed-cap. (5389) and (5393) are in a black case with green velvet made by Daniel Bangham. Also in case: Cork grease, chalk, neck holder, a pad. Vent hole in bell with two pillars and a needle spring, but no key: possibly never finished. (5389) in B♭ and (5393) in A are a matched pair of clarinets. Previous ownership: Thomas Reichle, Die Holzbläser (shop), Berlin.

Notes

H. Fricke, Oct-Dec 2006.

Measurements

790.

Provenance

Thomas Reichle, Die Holzbläser (shop), Berlin. ; Bequest of Sir Nicholas Shackleton, 2006.