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Clarinet. Nominal pitch: B♭.
Technical description: Blackwood with german silver ferrules and keywork. Five pieces: mouthpiece, barrel (missing), upper section, lower section, bell. Upper section: curved speaker, tone-hole on the front of the instrument, bowl-shaped chimney, speaker liner projects c2mm into bore. Lower section: patent Csharp; thumbrest with additional plate for the thumb. Bell continuous with a wide german silver rim. L0: T; speaker. L1: T; throatA♮. L2: T; throatA♭. L3: T; cross E♭₄/B♭₅. L4: C♯₄/G♯₅; E₃/B♮₄; F♯₃/C♯₅. R1: T; side F₄/C₆; side trill key for throatA-B♮ and B♭-C. R2: T + spectacle. R3: T + spectacle (forked B♭₃/F♮₅); cross B♭₃/F♮₅. R4: G♯₃/E♭₅; F₃/C₅. Keymount type: pillars. Keyhead type: modern. Repair History: Thumb rest removed and replaced in higher position.
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Circa 1900 - Maker:
Albert, E.J. - Collection:
University of Edinburgh - Inventory number:
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Belgium - Hornbostel-Sachs classification:422.211.2 (Single) clarinets with cylindrical bore, with fingerholes
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- Hornbostel-Sachs category:422.211.2 (Single) clarinets with cylindrical bore, with fingerholes
- Repository:University of Edinburgh
- View the original record:https://collections.ed.ac.uk/mimed/record/15550