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Clarinet. Nominal pitch: B♭.

Technical description: Boxwood with unusual grain, brass keys and ivory ferrules. Five pieces: mouthpiece [replaced], barrel, upper section, lower section, bell. Mouthpiece ebonite or epoxy, of modern German type grooved for cord.Barrel bi-conical with two ivory ferrules.Upper section with key rings of rectangular section, strengthened with pins. Speaker ring complete, that of A♮ and A♭ keys recessed for the speaker's touch. Straight speaker; speaker liner projects c5mm into bore.Lower section: levers for L4, tone-hole and key for R4 mounted in a fusiform swelling. Thumb-rest wood, integral, shaped. Touches of R1 keys curved and overlapping; those of L4 side keys shaped so as to clear the prominent ferrule.Bell with integral wooden rim, flare somewhat wider than usual.Ferrules ivory, half-round on bell and lower section, tapered on barrel, the upper one with ring. L0: T; speaker. L1: T; throatA♮. L2: T. L3: T. L4: F₄/C♮₆; C♯₄/G♯₅; E₃/B♮₄; F♯₃/C♯₅. R1: T; E♭₄/B♭₅; trill key for throatA-B♮. R2: T. R3: T; B♭₃/F♮₅; B♮₃/F♯₅. R4: T; G♯₃/E♭₅. Keymount type: blocks, swelling. Keyhead type: round flat. Repair History: Surviving mouthpiece a replacement; new F♯ key for R4 and new mouthpiece made by Brian Ackerman, 1986.

  • Measurements:652; 583 to top of barrel.