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Clarinet
Clarinet. Nominal pitch: C. Ebony body with silver keys and ivory ferrules. Five pieces: mouthpiece, barrel, left hand joint, integral right hand/lower joint, bell. Eleven keys. Keys are block mounted apart from the G sharp key and a subsequently fitted high C key, which are saddle mounted, and have square flat flaps and leather pads. String lapped tenons. Mouthpiece, upper joint and lower joint are stamped: KEY/LONDON; Bell is stamped: KEY/LONDON/CHARING CROSS; All inscriptions incorporate a unicorn's head motif.
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circa 1830 - Maker:
Key, Thomas - Collection:
Horniman Museum and Gardens - 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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- Materials:string, ivory, cork, leather, silver, copper alloy, ebony
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- Hornbostel-Sachs category:422.211.2 (Single) clarinets with cylindrical bore, with fingerholes
- Repository:Horniman Museum and Gardens
- Measurements:overall: 23.0315 x 2.7559 x 2.7559 in.; 585 x 70 x 70 mm