COLLECTION NAME:
MIMEd (Musical Instrument Museums Edinburgh)
Record
Work Record ID:
0036450
ID Number:
5304
Title:
Clarinet. Nominal pitch: B♭.
Title Notes:
16-key German type.
Creator:
Schönstein, Alberto
Date:
Circa 1881
Description:
Technical description: Blackwood with richly decorated german silver keywork and ferrules. Five pieces: mouthpiece, barrel, upper section, lower section, bell. R1 alternative touchpiece on C♯₄/G♯₅ and L4 alternative G♯₃/E♭₅ lever and thumb alternate E₃/F₃. Also L3 F₄/C₆. Tube in thumb-hole. Ingenious adjustable keywork action. Shaped thumb rest. Patent C|sharp mechanism. 16|keys, 2|rings, 4|rollers. L0: @I{T; speaker. L1: @I{T; throat A♮; throat A♭. L2: @I{T. L3: @I{T; E♭₄/B♭₅, F₄/C₆. L4: @I{C♯₄/G♯₅; E₃/B♮₄; F♯₃/C♯₅; alternative G♯₃/E♭₅. R1: @I{T; side F₄/C₆; side E♭₄/B♭₅; side trill key for throat A-B♮ and B♭-C; side trill key for throat G*Sharp-A or C₆-D₆; alternative touchpiece on C♯₄/G♯₅. R2: @I{T + spectacle. R3: @I{T + spectacle; B♭₃/F♮₅. R4: @I{F₃/C₅; G♯₃/E♭₅. Keymount type: pillars with pins. Keyhead type: shallow cups. Repair History: The mouthpiece is a replacement. The barrel is a replacement.
Measurement:
499 to upper section, 633 with barrel and mouthpiece (replacements).
Measurement:
c-hole 14.2; f-hole 14.2.
Production Place:
Europe
Production Place:
Italy
Production Place:
Southern Europe
Repository:
MIMEd
Repository:
Sir Nicholas Shackleton Collection
Repro Link ID:
0036450d-0003
Repro File Type:
Derivative JPEG
Repro Title:
Clarinet. Nominal pitch: B♭ (Alberto Schönstein) : DEMOUNTED IN SECTIONS
Repro Creator Name:
Raymond Parks
Repro Description:
Clarinet. Nominal pitch: B♭ (Alberto Schönstein) : DEMOUNTED IN SECTIONS
Repro Rights Statement:
© The University of Edinburgh
Repro Publication Status:
Full public access
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