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Bass clarinet
Bass clarinet. Nominal pitch: B flat. Model A116. Brya ebenus (cocuswood) body with German silver bell, ferrules and keywork. Keys have leather pads. Boehm system is used for upper joint keys, and simple system for lower joint. The lowest key, on the bell, is operated by the little finger of the left hand. String lapped tenon on upper joint. Crook and mouthpiece missing. Upper joint is stamped: 'BOOSEY & Co./295 REGENT STREET/LONDON/6873'. Lower joint is stamped: 'BOOSEY & Co./LONDON/6873'. Upper joint also has paper label, in the hand of D.J. Blaikley that reads: '129 BASS CLARINET/WITH EXTENSION/TO LOW'.
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1892 - Maker:
Boosey & Co [Corporation] - Collection:
Horniman Museum and Gardens - Inventory number:
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London (Timezone: Europe/London) - Hornbostel-Sachs classification:422.211.2 (Single) clarinets with cylindrical bore, with fingerholes
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- Materials:ink, paper, string, cork, leather, plating, German silver, steel, copper alloy, Brya ebenus (cocuswood)
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- Hornbostel-Sachs category:422.211.2 (Single) clarinets with cylindrical bore, with fingerholes
- Repository:Horniman Museum and Gardens
- Measurements:overall: 1000 x 163 x 163 mm