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Work Record ID: 
0036171
ID Number: 
5026
Title: 
Clarinet. Nominal pitch: B♭/A.
Title Notes: 
14-key enhanced simple system.
Creator: 
Maino & Orsi
Date: 
Circa 1885
Description: 
Technical description: Black wood with german silver ferrules and keywork. Five pieces: mouthpiece, barrel, upper section, lower section, bell. Orsi's patent simple system convertible from B♭ to A. The instrument has a metal lining inside of the bore. Three screws for fixing three tuning slides between barrel and upper section, upper section and lower section, lower section and bell. Curved speaker. Double chimney. Long tailed throat A♭ is to be played with L1 and L2 alternatively. Patent C|sharp mechanism. 14|keys, 2|rings. L0: @I{T; speaker. L1: @I{T; throat A♮; (throat A♭). L2: @I{T; throat A♭. L3: @I{T; cross E♭₄/B♭₅. L4: @I{C♯₄/G♯₅; E₃/B♮₄; F♯₃/C♯₅. R1: @I{T; alternative side E♭₄/B♭₅; side F₄/C₆; side trill key for throat A-B♮ and B♭-C; side trill key for throat G*Sharp-A or C₆-D₆. R2: @I{T + spectacle. R3: @I{T + spectacle (forked B♭₃/F♮₅); cross B♭₃/F♮₅. R4: @I{G♯₃/E♭₅; F₃/C₅. Keymount type: screwed in pillars. Keyhead type: modern. Repair History: The mouthpiece is a replacement.
Measurement: 
596; 669 with mouthpiece.
Measurement: 
c-hole 14.6; f-hole 14.6.
Production Place: 
Europe
Production Place: 
Italy
Production Place: 
Southern Europe
Repository: 
MIMEd
Repository: 
Sir Nicholas Shackleton Collection
Repro Link ID: 
0036171d-0007
Repro File Type: 
Derivative JPEG
Repro Title: 
Clarinet. Nominal pitch: B♭/A (Maino & Orsi) : TOP
Repro Creator Name: 
Raymond Parks
Repro Description: 
Clarinet. Nominal pitch: B♭/A (Maino & Orsi) : TOP
Repro Rights Statement: 
© The University of Edinburgh
Repro Publication Status: 
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