Instrument
Clarinet |
Instrument Family
Wind |
Maker
Stamped Merveilleuse |
Place Made
Western Europe ; Europe ; Paris ; France |
Date Made
Circa 1890 |
Description
Technical description: Ebonite with german silver ferrules and keywork. Five pieces: mouthpiece, barrel, upper section, lower section, bell. Upper section: speaker liner at the front of the instrument, chimney. Additional side key for E♭₄/B♭₅. Lower section: thumb rest. Leaf springs.
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; 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.
Keymount type: pillars.
Keyhead type: modern.
Serial number: 1398.
Overall size: 682; 612 to top of barrel.
Bore: at C₄ hole 14.9; at F₃ hole 15.1.
Stamped on bell "MERVEILLEUSE / CIE D'INSTRUMENTES MILITAIRES / J. WALLIS / & SONS / LONDON / SOLE AGENTS / PARIS / 1398".
Repair History: Barrel and mouthpiece missing; lower section tenon broken; ebonite badly discoloured.
Usable pitch: A₄ = c 452 Hz. |
Notes
T.K. Dibley, 1992; R. Neil, 1985; H. Fricke, July 2005. |
Measurements
682; 612 to top of barrel. |
Provenance
Government allocation to the University, 1991. |
Collection
C.H. Brackenbury Memorial Collection ; MIMEd |
Accession Number
0986 |