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Clarinet. Nominal pitch: B♭.
Technical description: Rosewood with ivory ferrules and german silver keywork. Five pieces: mouthpiece, barrel, upper section, lower section, bell. Wooden mouthpiece, grooved for cord, probably original. Delicate keywork. Curved speaker with chimney. Alternative touchpiece on C♯₄/G♯₅. End pivoted F₃/C₅. 14keys. L0: T; speaker. L1: T; throat A♮; throat A♭. L2: T. L3: T; E♭₄/B♭₅. L4: C♯₄/G♯₅; E₃/B♮₄; F♯₃/C♯₅. R1: T; side F₄/C₆; side E♭₄/B♭₅; side trill key for throat A-B♮ and B♭-C; alternative touchpiece for C♯₄/G♯₅. R2: T. R3: T; B♭₃/F♮₅; side B♮₃/F♯₅. R4: FN₃/C₅; G♯₃/E♭₅. Keymount type: screwed in pillars. Keyhead type: modern. Repair History: Corked joints.
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Circa 1850 - Maker:
Pfaff - Collection:
University of Edinburgh - Inventory number:
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Philadelphia/Pennsylvania/United States of America - 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
- Measurements:659
- View the original record:https://collections.ed.ac.uk/mimed/record/15035