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Clarinet. Nominal pitch: B♭.
Technical description: Cocus wood with german silver ferrules and keywork; two sections, barrel, bell and mouthpiece. Simple system with patent Csharp. Tuning barrel in two sections with metal liner. Upper section: tone-hole for the speaker on the front of the instrument, chimney. Thumb rest of German silver. L0: T; speaker. L1: T; throatA?. L2: T; throatA?. L3: T; cross E??/B??. L4: C??/G??; E?/B??; F??/C??. R1: T; side F?/C?; side trill key for throatA-B? and B?-C. R2: T + spectacle. R3: T + spectacle (forked B??/F??); cross B??/F??. R4: G??/E??; F?/C?. Keymount type: pillars. Keyhead type: modern. Repair History: Mouthpiece a replacement; the original barrel replaced with Quilter's tunable barrel; the upper part of each section cracked and repaired by pinning.Technical description: Cocus wood with german silver ferrules and keywork; two sections, barrel, bell and mouthpiece. Simple system with patent Csharp. Tuning barrel in two sections with metal liner. Upper section: tone-hole for the speaker on the front of the instrument, chimney. Thumb rest of German silver. 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♮ 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. Repair History: Mouthpiece a replacement; the original barrel replaced with Quilter's tunable barrel; the upper part of each section cracked and repaired by pinning.
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Circa 1890 - Maker:
Possibly Jacques Albert - Collection:
University of Edinburgh - Inventory number:
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Possibly Brussels - 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:643; 577 to top of barrel.
- View the original record:https://collections.ed.ac.uk/mimed/record/18313