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Clarinet. Nominal pitch: A.
Technical description: Boxwood with brass ferrules and keywork. Five pieces: mouthpiece, barrel, upper section, lower section, bell. Original named cocus wood mouthpiece not grooved for cord. Three rings for RH, 2rings for LH very innovative vents operated by these rings. May have been the inspiration for Pentenrieder. Delicate keywork. 14keys, 5rings. L0: T; speaker. L1: T + ring + vent; throat A♮; throat A♭. L2: T+ ring + vent. L3: T+ ring + vent; cross E♭₄/B♭₅; side F₄/C₆. L4: C♯₄/G♯₅; E₃/B♮₄; F♯₃/C♯₅. R1: T; side F₄/C₆; side trill key for throat A-B♮ and B♭-C. R2: T + spectacle. R3: T + spectacle; cross B♭₃/F♮₅; side B♮₃/F♯₅. R4: F₃/C₅; G♯₃/E♭₅. Keymount type: pillars on plates. Keyhead type: shallow cup.
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Circa 1835 - Maker:
Buffet jeune - Collection:
University of Edinburgh - Inventory number:
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Paris/France - 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:618, 690 with mouthpiece.
- View the original record:https://collections.ed.ac.uk/mimed/record/17344