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Clarinet

This is a clarinet made of turned boxwood, in four sections (upper, middle and lower joints, and bell), with ivory ferrules and brass keywork. The barrel and the mouthpiece are missing. It has six flat, square-cover keys (one missing) mounted in knobs and lower stock bulge, with flat springs attached to keys. Nominal pitch: probably C.

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  • Inscriptions:Stamped on bell: CLEMENTI & COMP.Y / Nº 26 CHEAPSIDE / LONDON|Stamped on bottom joint: CLEMENTI & COMP.Y|Stamped on middle joint: CLEMENTI & Co
  • Hornbostel-Sachs category:422.211.2 (Single) clarinets with cylindrical bore, with fingerholes
  • Repository:Colchester and Ipswich Museums
  • Measurements:Height: 496mm; Bell Diameter: 78mm