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Alto clarinet. Nominal pitch: E♭.
Technical description: Stained maple with brass keywork, crook, ferrules, and bell. Five pieces: mouthpiece, crook, upper section, lower section, and bell. Two speakers: the upper one with a chimney. End pivoted key on L0. Brille on upper section with vent just above L1. Plate on L3. Brille on R1, R2 with vent above R1. 12keys, 4rings, 2plates. L0: Plate; speaker 1-2. L1: T + ring; throat A♮; throat A♭. L2: T + ring. L3: Plate; cross E♭₄/B♭₅. L4: C♯₄/G♯₅; E₃/B♮₄; F♯₃/C♯₅. R1: T + ring; side F₄/C₆; side E♭₄/B♭₅. R2: T + ring. R3: T (forked B♭₃/F♮₅). R4: G♯₃/E♭₅; F₃/C₅. Keymount type: screwed in pillars. Keyhead type: shallow cups.
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Circa 1856 - Maker:
Mahillon - Collection:
University of Edinburgh - Inventory number:
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Brussels/Belgium - 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:787
- View the original record:https://collections.ed.ac.uk/mimed/record/17602