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Clarinet. Nominal pitch: B♭/A.
Technical description: Boxwood with ivory ferrules and brass and silver keywork. Six pieces: mouthpiece, barrel, two upper sections (B♭/A), two middle sections (B♭/A) for the fingers of the right hand, lower section with keys and integral bell. Brass keys only on the Acorps de rechange presumably to differentiate between the parts. Levers for L4, tone-hole and key for R4 mounted in a fusiform swelling. Some keys SATB. 5keys. L0: T; speaker. L1: T; throat A♮. L2: T. L3: T. L4: E₃/B♮₄; F♯₃/C♯₅. R1: T. R2: T. R3: T. R4: T. G♯₃/E♭₅. Keymount type: turned wooden rings, swelling. Keyhead type: flat square. Repair History: Cork on tenons indicates a restoration.
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Circa 1775-1800 - Maker:
Theodore - Collection:
University of Edinburgh - Inventory number:
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unknown, possibly France - 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:(B?) 613, (A) 654.
- View the original record:https://collections.ed.ac.uk/mimed/record/17687