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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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2A Set of Four Clarinets, in e♭, c', bb, and a. Similar instruments to the previous set, but made entirely of ebonite. By Rudall, Carte and Co.
3Lent by Messrs. Rudall, Carte and Co.
5256.
6Clarinet, in bb. Of ebonite. By Rudall, Carte and Co. Designed by Mr. Richard Carte. Two modifications of this instrument are shown. In No. 256 (a) the g' hole is placed towards the front and closed by a thumb lever, or with a ring action by the first and second fingers of the left hand, thus leaving the thumb free to work the speaker key only. In the second modification, No. 256 (b), the ordinary keys for a'b and a', worked by the first and second fingers of the left hand, are dispensed with; the a' is made by the third finger of the left hand, and the a'b by the addition of the first finger of the right hand. This arrangement much facilitates the playing of passages in which a'b, a', and b'b occur, besides rendering the shake g'♯, a' satisfactory. The instrument has also the double action g''♯ key, and is fitted with rollers upon the keys worked by the third and fourth fingers of each hand. An engraving of these instruments will be found upon page 105.
7Lent by Messrs. Rudall, Carte and Co.
9257.
10Clarinet, in bb. This instrument was designed by Mr. A. Clinton to give equal facility for every scale and shake, and was made by Boosey and Co.
11This clarinet has several keys and fingerings in addition to those on the Spencer model described (No. 260). There are in all 20 keys and five rings, but the details of all the fingerings cannot be clearly described without handling the instrument.
12Lent by Messrs. Boosey and Co.
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15Clarinet, in bb. Ebonite, special model. By Boosey and Co. In addition to the usual keys, this instrument has the "Barret" action
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