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Lower section of clarinet. Nominal pitch: to be determined.

Technical description: Ebony with ivory ferrules and brass keywork. Lower section of a clarinet with integral stock-bell. Levers for L4, tone-hole and key for R4 mounted in a bell-shaped swelling. All keys missing except the cover for E₃/B♮₄. Bell continuous. Keymount type: blocks and swelling. Keyhead type: flat round.

  • Date:
    1780
  • Maker:
    Hesse
  • Collection:
    University of Edinburgh
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  • Place of production:
    Braunschweig/Germany
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  • Repository:University of Edinburgh
  • Measurements:245