Clarinets in the Edinburgh University Collection of Historic Musical Instruments

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Design of keys

The design of G^# keys was a signature of the clarinet maker. Here are some examples from our collection:

Stärck, London, c 1812, (930).

J.G.H. Backofen, Darmstadt, 1825, (108).

Pask & Koenig, London, c 1850, (1035).

Bruggemann, Leyden, Holland, c 1860, (111).

Albert, Brussels, 1890, (2769).

Albert, Brussels, c 1863, (1036).

Albert, Brussels, c 1865, (136).

Boosey & Hawkes, London, 1904, (2842).

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