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Clarinet. Nominal pitch: B♭.
Technical description: Ebonite with german silver ferrules and keywork. Five pieces: mouthpiece, barrel, upper section, lower section, bell. Original stamped ebonite mouthpiece marked for ligature. Curved speaker with chimney on the front of the instrument. 3rings on the upper section with vents just under R1 and R2. Forked E♭₄/B♭₅. Additional side E♭₄/B♭₅ lever for R1. German silver lined thumb-hole. Additional L4 lever for G♯₃/E♭₅. Csharp mechanism. 15keys, 5rings. L0: T; speaker. L1: T + ring + vent; throat A♮; throat A♭. L2: T + ring + vent. L3: T + ring; 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 key for throat G-A or C₆-D₆; side trill for throat A-B♮ and B♭-C. 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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Circa 1920 - Maker:
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University of Edinburgh - Inventory number:
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Elkhart/Indiana/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:563, 635 with mouthpiece
- View the original record:https://collections.ed.ac.uk/mimed/record/17570