Clarinet in A

Louis Auguste Giboreau

19th century · Boxwood, brass, ivory, ebony · Musical Instruments

Technical description: Stained boxwood with ivory ferrules and brass keywork. Five pieces: mouthpiece, barrel, upper section, lower section, bell. Blackwood mouthpiece grooved for cord. Reed cut down to fit the mouthpiece with label "French-American / POPULAIRE / TRADE MARK" and on back "Populaire" / No. 4 MED.[IUM] HARD". Curved speaker with chimney on front of the instrument. End-pivoted F3/C5 hinge-key. Big finger holes. Guidance pin for F♯3/C♯5 lever. L0: T; speaker. L1: T; throat A♮; throat A♭. L2: T. L3: T; E♭4/B♭5. L4: C♯4/G♯5; E3/B♮4; F♯3/C♯5. R1: T; side F4/ C6; side trill key for throat A-B♮ and B♭-C. R2: T. R3: T; B♭3/F♮5; side B♮3/F♯5 R4: F3/C5; G♯3/E♭5. Keyhead type: saltspoon Keymount type: screwed in pillars Inscribed on all pieces "Giboreau à Liège" in an oval cartouche. On barrel and bell also a five petalled flower. Playing accessories: One reed (not original) and a black string. (Heike Fricke, 2014)

Artist

Louis Auguste Giboreau

Date

19th century

Medium

Boxwood, brass, ivory, ebony

Culture

Belgian

Department

Musical Instruments

Credit line

The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889