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Clarinet

Clarinet in A, of boxwood with nine brass keys, two more keys were added but removed again. WIth ivory ferrules and bell rim ring. With ebony mouthpiece, no reed.

  • Date:
    first half 19th century
  • Maker:
    Thomas Key
  • Collection:
    Bate Collection, Oxford
  • Inventory number:
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  • Place of production:
    UK, England, London
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  • Materials:Boxwood;Plant;Brass;Metal;Ivory;Tooth;Animal;Ebony;Wood;Plant
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  • Inscriptions:A KEY LONDON [unicorn head] CHARING CROSS A [on bell] [variations thereof on other joints]
  • Hornbostel-Sachs category:
  • Repository:Bate Collection, Oxford
  • Measurements:Max L = 680 mm Max Diam [bell] = 80 mm