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Clarinet. Nominal pitch: C.

Technical description: Rosewood with german silver keywork. Five pieces: mouthpiece, barrel, upper section, lower section, bell. Mouthpiece ebonite with ligature; barrel slightly bulbous with a metal tuning slide. Upper section: tenon lined with metal. Zig-zag rod and axle speaker, tone-hole on the front of the instrument, chimney bowl-shaped, speaker liner projects c2mm into bore. Tone-hole for R1 raised and lined with plastic; Barret action. Lower section: socket lined with german silver; thumbrest shaped and countersunk; patent Csharp. Bell with integral wood rim; tenon lined with 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; Barret action for side E♭₄/B♭₅ and 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: Crack extending full length of barrel has been filled.

  • Measurements:647; 576 to top of barrel.