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Clarinet. Nominal pitch: B♭.
Technical description: Boxwood with ivory ferrules and brass keys. Five pieces: mouthpiece, barrel, upper section, lower section, bell. Barrel expands over socket but only slightly waisted.Upper section: F₄/C₆ side key and throatA♭ side key in saddles. Touches of side A♭₄, side F₄/C♮₆ and shake key curve forwards. Speaker liner projects c5mm into bore.Lower section: No thumbrest. Levers for L4, tone-hole and key for R4 mounted in a bell-shaped swelling.Bell discontinuous, with ivory rim.All key-holes lined with brass; all tenons lapped with cork. L0: T; straight speaker. L1: T; throatA♮. L2: T; throatA♭. L3: T; cross e♭₄/B♭₅. L4: cross C♯₄/G♯₅; bascule E₃/B♮₄; straight side F♯₃/C♯₅. R1: T; throat trill A♮-B♮; side F₄/C♮₆. R2: T; cross B♮₃/F♯₅. R3: T; cross B♭₃/F♮₅. R4: T; straight G♯₃/E♭₅. Keymount type: A♭ and C♮ keys in saddles; others are blocks; swelling. Keyhead type: round flat. Repair History: Tenon to barrel has been replaced. Hair crack at the top of upper section has been repaired with a diagonal brass pin.With additional replacement mouthpiece by Brian Ackerman, London.
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Circa 1830 - Maker:
Key, Thomas - Collection:
University of Edinburgh - Inventory number:
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London/England - 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:600 to top of barrel; bell rim overall c81.
- View the original record:https://collections.ed.ac.uk/mimed/record/15290