Clarinet in C

Unknown

ca. 1800 · Boxwood, ebony, silver, ivory · Musical Instruments

Overall size: 618 Bore: c-hole 13.0; f-hole 13.5 Conical part: 220 Technical description: Boxwood with ivory ferrules and silver keywork. Five pieces: Mouthpiece, barrel, upper section, middle section for the fingers of the right hand, lower section with keys and integral bell. Unstamped ebony mouthpiece grooved for cord. Speaker and throat A keys mounted in turned wooden square rings with guide lines. Speaker liner does not project into the bore, but has a small chimney instead. Some pins to prevent the wood from cracking. Bascule key mounted in a block. Levers for L4, tone-hole and key for R4 mounted in a fusiform swelling. No guidance for straight F♯3/C♯5 key. Bevelled G♯3/E♭5 touchpiece. 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: turned wooden rings, block, swelling. No inscriptions. Playing accessories: One reed and a cord (not original) (Heike Fricke, 2014)

Artist

Unknown

Date

ca. 1800

Medium

Boxwood, ebony, silver, ivory

Culture

French

Department

Musical Instruments

Credit line

Purchase, Robert Alonzo Lehman Bequest, 2003