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Clarinet. Nominal pitch: E♭.
Technical description: Boxwood with brass ferrules and keywork. Five pieces: mouthpiece [not original], barrel, upper section, lower section, bell. Mouthpiece: cocus wood, with ligature. Barrel: slightly flask-shaped. Upper section: speaker liner projects probably 4mm into bore. Lower section: brass thumbrest. Bell discontinuous with a wide rim. Normal 12-key instrument with C♮ hinge-key. L0: T; speaker. L1: T; throatA♮; throatA♭. L2: T. L3: T; 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;, R3: T; B♭₃/F♮₅; side B♮₃/F♯₅. R4: F₃/C₅ hinge key; G♯₃/E♭₅. Keymount type: pillars. Keyhead type: round saltspoon. Repair History: Mouthpiece a replacement.
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Circa 1850 - Maker:
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University of Edinburgh - Inventory number:
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Possibly continental Europe - 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:474; 410 to top of barrel.
- View the original record:https://collections.ed.ac.uk/mimed/record/17059