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Clarinet. Nominal pitch: C.
Technical description: Blackwood with german silver ferrules and keywork. Five pieces: mouthpiece, barrel, upper section, lower section, bell. Black ebonite mouthpiece, grooved for cord an marked "C" probably original. Short barrel with a german silver tuning slide. Curved speaker with chimney on front of the instrument. Rings for L1 and L2 with vent just above L1. Alternative R1 touch for C♯₄/G♯₅. Alternative adjustable L4 lever for G♯₃/E♭₅. Patent Csharp mechanism. 14keys, 4rings, 4german silver rollers. L0: T; speaker. L1: T + ring + vent; throat A♮; throat A♭. L2: T + ring. L3: T; E♭₄/B♭₅. L4: C♯₄/G♯₅; E₃/B♮₄; F♯₃/C♯₅; alternative lever for G♯₃/E♭₅. R1: T; side F₄/C₆; side E♭₄/B♭₅; side trill for throat A-B♮ and B♭-C; alternative touchpiece for C♯₄/G♯₅. R2: T + ring + vent. R3: T + ring (forked B♭₃/F♮₅); cross B♭₃/F♮₅. R4: G♯₃/E♭₅; F₃/C₅. Keymount type: screwed in pillars. Keyhead type: modern.
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1859-1920 - Maker:
Berteling - Collection:
University of Edinburgh - Inventory number:
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New York/United States of America - 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:567 with mouthpiece.
- View the original record:https://collections.ed.ac.uk/mimed/record/15131