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Clarinet. Nominal pitch: B♭.
Technical description: Blackwood with ivory ferrules and german silver keywork. Four pieces: mouthpiece, upper section with integral barrel, lower section, bell. End pivoted F₃/C₅key. 13keys. 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 trill key for throat A-B♮ and B♭-C. R2: T. R3: T; B♭₃/F♮₅; side B♮₃/F♯₅. R4: F₃/C₅; G♯₃/E♭₅. Keymount type: screwed in pillars. Keyhead type: salt spoon. Repair History: 2broken keys repaired, new pads, restored.
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1818-1830 - Maker:
Sax, Adolphe - Collection:
University of Edinburgh - Inventory number:
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Brussels/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
- Measurements:513
- View the original record:https://collections.ed.ac.uk/mimed/record/14650