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Clarinet in B-flat
Clarinet made of grenadilla in four sections (barrel, upper joint, lower joint, and bell) with ivory ferrules and silver keywork. Fourteen saltspoon-cup keys mounted in posts with rods, with flat springs attached to keys. Straight throat A-flat key. Additional straight key for B3/F5-sharp. Cross key for B3-flat/F5. Wooden mouthpiece with grooves. Boxwood mouthpiece cap, not original to this instrument. Nominal pitch: B-flat. This instrument is part of the Albert C. Spencer collection.
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1844–1900 - Maker:
Weekes, Richard - Collection:
Royal Pavilion and Museums Brighton - Inventory number:
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Plymouth (Timezone: Europe/London) - Hornbostel-Sachs classification:422.211.2 (Single) clarinets with cylindrical bore, with fingerholes
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- Inscriptions:Stamped on barrel, body joints and bell: R. WEEKES / PLYMOUTH
- Hornbostel-Sachs category:422.211.2 (Single) clarinets with cylindrical bore, with fingerholes
- Repository:Royal Pavilion and Museums Brighton
- Measurements:Height: 670mm; Bell diameter: 80mm