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Clarinet. Nominal pitch: B♭.
Technical description: Ebonite with german silver ferrules and keywork. Five pieces: mouthpiece, barrel, upper section, lower section, bell. Unnamed ebonite mouthpiece marked for a ligature. Curved speaker with chimney on front of the instrument. Three rings on upper section operating vents just below L1 and L2. Additional R1 lever for E♭₄/B♭₅. Additional L4 lever for G♯₃/E♭₅. Csharp mechanism. 15keys, 5rings, 4ebonite rollers. L0: T; speaker. L1: T + ring + vent; throat A♮; throat A♭. L2: T + ring + vent. L3: T + ring; E♭₄/B♭₅. L4: C♯₄/G♯₅; E₃/B♮₄; F♯₃/C♯₅; alternative lever for G♯₃/E♭₅. R1: T; side F₄/C₆; side E♭₄/B♭₅; side trill key for throat G-A or C₆-D₆; side trill for throat A-B♮ and B♭-C. R2: T + ring + vent. R3: T + ring (forked B♭₃/F♮₅); cross B♭₃/F♮₅. R4: G♯₃/E♭₅; F₃/C₅. Keymount type: screwed in pillars. Keyhead type: modern.
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Circa 1923 - Maker:
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University of Edinburgh - Inventory number:
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Elkhart/Indiana/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:590, 663 with mouthpiece.
- View the original record:https://collections.ed.ac.uk/mimed/record/14584