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Clarinet
Clarinet. Nominal pitch: F. Dark reddish-brown stained wood, with ivory ferrules and brass keywork. Five pieces: mouthpiece of ebony, barrel, left hand joint, right hand joint integral with lower joint, bell. Six keys, flat, square, mounted in turned blocks and ring. Finger holes bushed in brass. A second bushed hole by the F/C hole appears to be blind. Mouthpiece is probably original.
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circa 1800 - Maker:
- Collection:
Horniman Museum and Gardens - Inventory number:
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Europe - Hornbostel-Sachs classification:422.211.2 (Single) clarinets with cylindrical bore, with fingerholes
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- Materials:FI, reed, leather metal, copper alloy, ivory, paint, wood
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- Hornbostel-Sachs category:422.211.2 (Single) clarinets with cylindrical bore, with fingerholes
- Repository:Horniman Museum and Gardens
- Measurements:overall: 432 x 65 mm