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Clarinet
Clarinet made of boxwood, in five sections (barrel, upper, middle and lower joints, and bell), with ivory ferrules and brass keywork. It has five flat, square-cover keys mounted with pivots in protruded knobs and lower stock bulge, with flat brass springs attached to keys, and cork paddings. The mouthpiece is made of dark wood, with grooves for string ligature, and has a long tenon. Nominal pitch: A.
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1795–1805 - Maker:
Goulding & Co [Corporation] - Collection:
Museum of Army Music - 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 on bell: GOULDING & Co / LONDON|Stamped on all other joints: GOULDING & Co
- Hornbostel-Sachs category:422.211.2 (Single) clarinets with cylindrical bore, with fingerholes
- Repository:Museum of Army Music
- Measurements:Height: 665mm; Bell diameter: 80mm