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Clarinet. Nominal pitch: B♭.

Technical description: Boxwood, with brass keys and ivory ferrules. Five pieces: mouthpiece, barrel, upper section, lower section, bell. Barrel: of modern shape, bulbous with ridged ferrules, barrel shallow for modern-type mouthpiece. Upper section: speaker liner projects c4mm into bore; shake key has guide pillars on plate below key-head; throatA? key has curved touch. Lower section: ferrule of unusual angular profile; no thumbrest; rollers on R4 keys. Bell continuous, with ivory rim. L0: T; straight speaker. L1: T; straight throatA?; short throatA?. L2: T. L3: T; cross E??/B??. L4: cross C??/G??; straight bascule E?/B??; straight F??/C??. R1: T; side F?/C?; side E??/B??; side trill key for throatA-B? and B?-C. R2: T;, R3: T; cross B??/F??; side B??/F??. R4: open hinge key for F?/C?; G??/E??. Keymount type: pillars on screwed-down base plates; open-standing C? key mounted on oval brass plate 49mm long with hinge let into wood, secured by three woodscrews. Keyhead type: saltspoon. Repair History: Touches of L4 keys have been lengthened or repaired.Technical description: Boxwood, with brass keys and ivory ferrules. Five pieces: mouthpiece, barrel, upper section, lower section, bell. Barrel: of modern shape, bulbous with ridged ferrules, barrel shallow for modern-type mouthpiece. Upper section: speaker liner projects c4mm into bore; shake key has guide pillars on plate below key-head; throatA♭ key has curved touch. Lower section: ferrule of unusual angular profile; no thumbrest; rollers on R4 keys. Bell continuous, with ivory rim. L0: T; straight speaker. L1: T; straight throatA♮; short throatA♭. L2: T. L3: T; cross E♭₄/B♭₅. L4: cross C♯₄/G♯₅; straight bascule E₃/B♮₄; straight F♯₃/C♯₅. R1: T; side F₄/C₆; side E♭₄/B♭₅; side trill key for throatA-B♮ and B♭-C. R2: T;, R3: T; cross B♭₃/F♮₅; side B♮₃/F♯₅. R4: open hinge key for F₃/C₅; G♯₃/E♭₅. Keymount type: pillars on screwed-down base plates; open-standing C♮ key mounted on oval brass plate 49mm long with hinge let into wood, secured by three woodscrews. Keyhead type: saltspoon. Repair History: Touches of L4 keys have been lengthened or repaired.

  • Measurements:596 to top of barrel; bell rim overall c87.