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Bass clarinet in B-flat

Bass clarinet made in four sections: nickel-silver crook and bell, and cocus wood body joints with nickel-silver ferrules and keywork. It has nineteen cylinder-cup keys, mounted in posts with rods, with flat and needle springs attached to keys and posts, cork paddings, and brown leather pads. The third, fourth and sixth fingerholes are closed with keys, and there are three ring keys. The tenons are wrapped in cork and thread. Tab seam on bell. Mouthpiece is missing. Nominal pitch: B-flat.

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  • Inscriptions:Stamped on body joints: LAFLEUR & SON / 15 GREEN STREET / LEICESTER SQUARE / LONDON|The name "LAFLEUR" is also stamped twice above the upper joint signature, and once below bottom joint signature.
  • Hornbostel-Sachs category:422.211.2 (Single) clarinets with cylindrical bore, with fingerholes
  • Repository:Museum of Army Music
  • Measurements:Height: 885mm; Bell diameter: 136mm