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Clarinet. Nominal pitch: B♭.
Technical description: Cocus wood with german silver ferrules and keywork. Five pieces: mouthpiece [not original], barrel [not original], upper section, lower section, bell. Simple system with patent Csharp. Mouthpiece and barrel in ebonite. Speaker on the front side of the instrument, chimney. Barrel is tuning type allowing instrument length to be increased by 13mm (approximately half a semitone) without gap in bore. L0: T; speaker. L1: T; throatA♮. L2: T; throatA♭. 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 throatA-B♮. 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. Repair History: Cracks in upper section top tenon repaired by lining bore with metal tube; crude repair to B♮ bascule; side B♭ for R1 has been removed and holes plugged. The bell requires much lapping to fit and may be a replacement.
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Circa 1900 - Maker:
Mitchell, H - Collection:
University of Edinburgh - Inventory number:
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Glasgow/Glasgow City/Scotland - Hornbostel-Sachs classification:422.211.2 (Single) clarinets with cylindrical bore, with fingerholes
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- Hornbostel-Sachs category:422.211.2 (Single) clarinets with cylindrical bore, with fingerholes
- Repository:University of Edinburgh
- Measurements:641; 569 to top of barrel.
- View the original record:https://collections.ed.ac.uk/mimed/record/15181