Clarinet in C

George Goulding Co.

ca. 1800 · Boxwood, ivory, brass · Musical Instruments

The Goulding firm was established by George Goulding as "Goulding & Co." around 1800 in London. (Waterhouse, NLI, 142). Overall size: 584. Bore: c-hole 13.6; f-hole 13.6. Technical description: Boxwood with ivory ferrules and brass keywork. Six pieces: mouthpiece, barrel, upper section, middle section for the fingers of the right hand, lower section with keys, bell. Blackwood long-tenon mouthpiece grooved for cord. English-style flask shaped barrel. Rudiments of square wooden rings like on other Goulding clarinets. Speaker liner projects almost to the centre of the bore. Levers for L4, tone-hole and key for R4 mounted in a bell-shaped swelling. Zig-zag F♯3/C♯5 lever guided in rudiment of a square wooden ring. L0: T; speaker. L1: T; throat A♮. L2: T. L3: T. L4: E3/B♮4; F♯3/C♯5. R1: T. R2: T. R3: T. R4: T; G♯3/E♭5. Keyhead type: flat square. Keymount type: blocks and swelling. Inscribed on all pieces, except for unstamped mouthpiece "Goulding & Co.", on bell also "London" Playing accessories: reed and string (not original), boxwood reed-cap. (Heike Fricke, 2014)

Artist

George Goulding Co.

Date

ca. 1800

Medium

Boxwood, ivory, brass

Culture

British

Department

Musical Instruments

Credit line

Gift of William J. Maynard, 1997