Clarinet in C
Technical description:
Stained boxwood with ivory ferrules and brass keywork. Six pieces: mouthpiece, barrel, upper section, middle section for the fingers of the right hand, lower section with keys, bell. Levers for L4, tone-hole and key for R4 mounted in a bell-shaped swelling. Long tenon English style mouthpiece of blackwood grooved for cord. Reed with label "Tone Superieur Fance" cut down to fit the mouthpiece attached with red cord. Waisted English style barrel. Speaker liner projects c. 2mm into bore. Guidance for zig-zag L4 levers.
L0: T; speaker.
L1: T; throat A♮.
L2: T.
L3: T; cross E♭4/B♭5
L4: E3/B♮4; F♯3/C♯5.
R1: T; trill key for throat A-B♮.
R2: T. cross B♮3/F♯5.
R3: T.
R4: T; G♯3/E♭5.
Keyhead type: flat round
Keymount type: blocks and swelling
Inscribed on all pieces except for mouthpiece "FIRTH HALL & POND / N-YORK"; on upper section also "C" and on bell "FIRTH HALL & POND / FRANKLIN SQE / N-YORK".
Decorative features: Bevelled G♯3/E♭5 touchpiece.
Playing accessories: one reed (not original) and a string.
(Heike Fricke, 2014)
Stained boxwood with ivory ferrules and brass keywork. Six pieces: mouthpiece, barrel, upper section, middle section for the fingers of the right hand, lower section with keys, bell. Levers for L4, tone-hole and key for R4 mounted in a bell-shaped swelling. Long tenon English style mouthpiece of blackwood grooved for cord. Reed with label "Tone Superieur Fance" cut down to fit the mouthpiece attached with red cord. Waisted English style barrel. Speaker liner projects c. 2mm into bore. Guidance for zig-zag L4 levers.
L0: T; speaker.
L1: T; throat A♮.
L2: T.
L3: T; cross E♭4/B♭5
L4: E3/B♮4; F♯3/C♯5.
R1: T; trill key for throat A-B♮.
R2: T. cross B♮3/F♯5.
R3: T.
R4: T; G♯3/E♭5.
Keyhead type: flat round
Keymount type: blocks and swelling
Inscribed on all pieces except for mouthpiece "FIRTH HALL & POND / N-YORK"; on upper section also "C" and on bell "FIRTH HALL & POND / FRANKLIN SQE / N-YORK".
Decorative features: Bevelled G♯3/E♭5 touchpiece.
Playing accessories: one reed (not original) and a string.
(Heike Fricke, 2014)
Artwork Details
- Title: Clarinet in C
- Maker: Firth, Hall & Pond (American, New York)
- Date: ca. 1833–45
- Geography: New York, United States
- Culture: American
- Medium: Wood, ivory, brass
- Dimensions: Length: 59.6 cm
Bell diameter: 7.4 cm - Classification: Aerophone-Reed Vibrated-single reed cylindrical
- Credit Line: Funds from various donors, 1983
- Object Number: 1983.58
- Curatorial Department: Musical Instruments
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Firth, Hall & Pond
ca. 1840
Firth, Hall & Pond
1833–47
Firth, Hall & Pond
1832–48
Firth, Hall & Pond
1832–48
Firth, Hall & Pond
1832–48
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