Clarinet in E-flat
Thomas D’Almaine (born ca. 1780; died 1866) established D’Almaine & Co. in 1834 as successors to Goulding & D’Almaine. After his retirement in 1847 his nephew Thomas Mackinley took over the business. (Waterhouse, NLI, 80)
Overall size: 488
Bore: c-hole 11.8; f-hole 11.8.
Conical part: 96
Technical description: Boxwood with ivory ferrules and brass keywork. Five pieces: mouthpiece, barrel, upper section, lower section, bell. English style long tenon mouthpiece grooved for cord. English style flask shaped barrel. Speaker liner projects ca. 4mm into 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 a block.
L0: T; speaker.
L1: T; throat A♮.
L2: T.
L3: T.
L4: E3/B♮4; F♯3/C♯5.
R1: T; trill key for throat A-B♮.
R2: T.
R3: T.
R4: T; G♯3/E♭5.
Keyhead type: flat round.
Keymount type: blocks and swelling.
Inscribed on all pieces except for unstamped mouthpiece: crown / "D’Almaine & Co."; on bell: crown between garlands / D’ALMAINE & Co. / LATE / GOULDING & D’ALMAINE / SOHO SQUARE / LONDON"
Playing accessories: one reed and a cord (not original), a reed-cap (probably not belonging)
Mouthpiece varnished black.
(Heike Fricke, 2014)
Overall size: 488
Bore: c-hole 11.8; f-hole 11.8.
Conical part: 96
Technical description: Boxwood with ivory ferrules and brass keywork. Five pieces: mouthpiece, barrel, upper section, lower section, bell. English style long tenon mouthpiece grooved for cord. English style flask shaped barrel. Speaker liner projects ca. 4mm into 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 a block.
L0: T; speaker.
L1: T; throat A♮.
L2: T.
L3: T.
L4: E3/B♮4; F♯3/C♯5.
R1: T; trill key for throat A-B♮.
R2: T.
R3: T.
R4: T; G♯3/E♭5.
Keyhead type: flat round.
Keymount type: blocks and swelling.
Inscribed on all pieces except for unstamped mouthpiece: crown / "D’Almaine & Co."; on bell: crown between garlands / D’ALMAINE & Co. / LATE / GOULDING & D’ALMAINE / SOHO SQUARE / LONDON"
Playing accessories: one reed and a cord (not original), a reed-cap (probably not belonging)
Mouthpiece varnished black.
(Heike Fricke, 2014)
Artwork Details
- Title: Clarinet in E-flat
- Maker: D'Almaine Co.
- Date: ca. 1840
- Geography: London, England, United Kingdom
- Culture: British
- Medium: Boxwood, ivory, brass
- Dimensions: L. 49 cm (19-3/8 in.)
- Classification: Aerophone-Reed Vibrated-single reed cylindrical
- Credit Line: Gift of William J. Maynard, 1997
- Object Number: 1997.219.7
- Curatorial Department: Musical Instruments
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