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Clarinet in C
This is a clarinet made of turned boxwood, in five sections (barrel, upper, middle and lower joints, and bell), with ivory ferrules and brass keywork. It has six flat, square-cover keys mounted in knobs and lower stock bulge, with flat springs attached to keys. The mouthpiece is made of dark wood with grooves for a thread ligature. Nominal pitch: C.
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1811–34 - Maker:
Goulding, D'Almaine & Co - Collection:
Colchester and Ipswich Museums - Inventory number:
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London (Timezone: Europe/London) - Hornbostel-Sachs classification:422.211.2 (Single) clarinets with cylindrical bore, with fingerholes
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- Inscriptions:Stamped in bell: [center crown surrounded by floral elements] / GOULDING?D'ALMAINE (convex) / AND Co / SOHO SQUARE / LONDON |Stamped in top, middle and bottom joints: [crown] / GOULDING & Co
- Hornbostel-Sachs category:422.211.2 (Single) clarinets with cylindrical bore, with fingerholes
- Repository:Colchester and Ipswich Museums
- Measurements:Height: 583mm; Bell Diameter: 77mm