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Clarinet. Nominal pitch: C.
Technical description: Boxwood with horn ferrules and brass keywork. Five pieces: mouthpiece, barrel, upper section, lower section, bell. All keys mounted in blocks. Interesting design of the long keys for L4 and R1. Straight speaker, speaker liner projects into bore. Raised tone-hole for L4. Integral bell ring; integral thumb rest. 8keys. L0: T; speaker. L1: T; throat A♮; throat A♭. L2: T. L3: T. L4: E₃/B♮₄; F♯₃/C♯₅; C♯₄/G♯₅. R1: T; side trill key for throat A-B♮ and B♭-C. R2: T. R3: T. R4: T; G♯₃/E♭₅. Keymount type: wooden blocks. Keyhead type: salt spoon.
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Circa 1840 - Maker:
Placht - Collection:
University of Edinburgh - Inventory number:
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Pest/Hungary - 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:488
- View the original record:https://collections.ed.ac.uk/mimed/record/17826