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A descriptive catalogue of the musical instruments recently exhibited at the Royal Military Exhibition, London, 1890 …, 1891
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1An f key has apparently been planned, but has never been put in. The key for g'♯ appears for the first time here; it was invented by James Wood in the year 1800, and formed the subject of a patent. Length 1 foot 11 1/8 inches.
3Lent by G. Case, Esq.
5245.
7CLARINET, in c'. Of boxwood. There are 13 brass keys mounted upon knobs; the keys are all cup-shaped and very carefully made. There is a roller upon the c''♯ key. The 13 keys give the same notes as described under No. 244. There is, however, a duplicate key for the b♭ and its corresponding twelfth; also an additional key, giving
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11The instrument is stamped "George Wood's Patent." The patent is apparently that of James, and not George, Wood, and consists in "placing the fingering parts of the long keys b'♭ and c''♯ in one line, and that in a direction parallel to the length of the instrument, so that the finger of the performer has only to move slightly forward in the direction of the length of the instrument to operate upon the said two keys, and thereby the fingering of the said two keys is much facilitated." The two keys in question had been rather differently placed before this; this arrangement, patented in 1819 by Jas. Wood, is practically similar to that now used. Length 1 foot 11 inches.
13Lent by Messrs. Köhler and Son.
15246.
17CLARINET, in bb. Of boxwood, made by Key in 1825. This instrument has now 12 keys, several of them evidently having been added at a late date. This clarinet formerly belonged to Mr. John Blizzard, then first clarinet player in the band of the 1st Life Guards, and afterwards Bandmaster of the Duke of York's School. Mr. Blizzard played upon this instrument up till the year 1838, when it became the property of its present owner.
19Lent by Henry Lazarus, Esq.
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