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Clarinet. Nominal pitch: B♭.

Technical description: Boxwood with ivory ferrules and hallmarked silver keys. Six pieces: mouthpiece, barrel, upper section, middle section for the fingers of the right hand, lower section with keys, bell.Mouthpiece of black wood, long tenon and short table; grooved for cord.Barrel slightly flask-shaped with two ivory ferrules.Upper section: Key-rings of rectangular section, both ornamented with a groove. Speaker liner projects almost to the centre of bore.Middle section: Bulbous ferrule on top, half ivory, half wood, precursor of a thumbrest.Lower section: Levers for L4, tone-hole and key for R4 mounted in an early bulb-shaped swelling. Round ring for the bascule key ornamented with a thin groove. Bevelled key-heads. Bell almost continuous. L0: T; speaker. L1: T; throatA?. L2: T. L3: T. L4: E?/B??; F??/C??. R1: T; side trill key for throatA-B?. R2: T. R3: T. R4: T; G??/E??. Keymount type: turned rings; blocks; swelling; leaf springs; SATK. Keyhead type: flat square.Technical description: Boxwood with ivory ferrules and hallmarked silver keys. Six pieces: mouthpiece, barrel, upper section, middle section for the fingers of the right hand, lower section with keys, bell.Mouthpiece of black wood, long tenon and short table; grooved for cord.Barrel slightly flask-shaped with two ivory ferrules.Upper section: Key-rings of rectangular section, both ornamented with a groove. Speaker liner projects almost to the centre of bore.Middle section: Bulbous ferrule on top, half ivory, half wood, precursor of a thumbrest.Lower section: Levers for L4, tone-hole and key for R4 mounted in an early bulb-shaped swelling. Round ring for the bascule key ornamented with a thin groove. Bevelled key-heads. Bell almost continuous. L0: T; speaker. L1: T; throatA♮. L2: T. L3: T. L4: E₃/B♮₄; F♯₃/C♯₅. R1: T; side trill key for throatA-B♮. R2: T. R3: T. R4: T; G♯₃/E♭₅. Keymount type: turned rings; blocks; swelling; leaf springs; SATK. Keyhead type: flat square.

  • Measurements:659; 601 to top of barrel.