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Clarinet

Figured boxwood; ivory mounts: 13 brass keys with plain square covers mounted in turned blocks except for the speaker which is in a saddle and the duplicate touch for the middle F key which is on pillars; ivory thumb rest: a brass plate and two filled holes indicate some modification: mouthpiece absent.

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  • Inscriptions:On the barrel and left and right hand sections: "[six-pointed star] / J.F.DUCKER / AMSTERDAM / [six-pointed star]", with the addition below of "A" on the left and right hand sections
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  • Repository:Royal College of Music Museum
  • Measurements:Length: 620mm (present state)