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Clarinet.

Technical description: boxwood barrel, upper section, middle section, lower section and bell; ivory ferrrules on each socket and bell rim; dark wood mouthpiece grooved for cord attachment of reed. Sligthly waisted barrel.; Nominal pitch: C.; Type or system: 6-key English.; Keyhead type: flat square.; Keymount type: raised blocks; bell-shaped swelling for R4 fingerhole and mounts for lowest three keys.; ; ;

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  • Inscriptions:Stamped on upper section "METZLER / LONDON / 105. WARDOUR. ST."; stamped on mouthpiece, middle section and lower section "METZLER / LONDON"; no inscription on barrel or bell.
  • Hornbostel-Sachs category:422.211.2 (Single) clarinets with cylindrical bore, with fingerholes
  • Repository:Royal Conservatoire of Scotland
  • Measurements:Overall size: 686; 625 to top of barrel.; Sounding length: ; Bore: