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Clarinet

Clarinet made of boxwood, in four sections (barrel, upper and lower joints, and bell), with ivory ferrules and brass keywork. It has six flat, round-cover keys mounted with pivots in protruded knobs and lower stock bulge, with flat brass springs attached to keys, and cork paddings. The tenon joints are wrapped with thread. The mouthpiece is made of dark wood, with grooves for string ligature, and has a long tenon. Nominal pitch: C.

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  • Inscriptions:Stamped on bell: Wood & Ivy (cursive) / LATE / Geo,,e Wood / NEW COMPTON STRT. / 50 / SOHO / LONDON|Stamped on barrel, and body joints: Wood & Ivy (cursive)
  • Hornbostel-Sachs category:422.211.2 (Single) clarinets with cylindrical bore, with fingerholes
  • Repository:Museum of Army Music
  • Measurements:Height: 585mm; Bell diameter: 78mm