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Clarinet. Nominal pitch: B♭.

Technical description: Boxwood with ivory ferrules and brass keywork. Five pieces: mouthpiece, barrel, upper section, lower section, bell. Barrel waisted; bored to take long-tenoned mouthpiece; two ivory ferrules. Upper section on top ornamented with a groove; speaker liner projects c5mm into bore; blocks strengthened with pins. Lower section: wide ivory ferrule, no thumbrest; levers for L4, tone-hole and key for R4 mounted in a bell-shaped swelling. Bell almost continuous, with ivory rim. L0: T; speaker. L1: T; throatA?. L2: T. L3: T; E??/B??. L4: E?/B??; zig-zag F??/C??. R1: T; trill key for throatA-B?. R2: T; cross B??/F??. R3: T. R4: T; G??/E??. Keymount type: blocks, swelling. Keyhead type: flat square.

  • Measurements:605 to top of barrel; bell rim overall 82.0.