Clarinet
Catalogue number: 4.3
Original name: Clarinet.
Type or system: Five or six key English.
Maker: William Milhouse.
Place of origin: London, c.1815-20.
Overall size: 351mm, bell diameter: 81mm.
Technical description: Two sections of boxwood (originally three sections and barrel). Ivory ferrules and bell rim. Lower joint: 235mm; bell: 116mm.
Large flat square brass keys (flap design A ) mounted on raised rings and blocks.
Inscription: Stamped on top and bottom of lower joint: “W.MILHOUSE / LONDON”; stamped on bell: “W.MILHOUSE / LONDON / 337 OXFORD ST.”.
Associated with other items: Possibly associated with 4.13 and 4.14 “W.MILHOUSE / LONDON” mouthpieces.
Faults: Mouthpiece and upper joint missing; bell upper ferrule missing; B natural key broken - shank missing but flap remains, held onto raised block by the pin.
Recording references: Click here
Illustration references: See below
Previous collection numbers: A and B: Item 113.