{ "note": [ { "type": "catalogue note", "value": "Stamped on the bell with a badge:'BY HER MAJESTY'S\/ROYAL LETTERS PATENT\/KOHLER SOLE MAKER\/35 HENRIETTA ST.\/COVENT GARDEN LONDON\/J.SHAW\/INVENTOR' and inscribed '852' on the badge Arnold Myers and Lance Whitehead 'The K\u00f6hler Family of Brasswind Instrument Makers'. Historic Brass Society Journal, 16.2004. p.99. When an opportunity should arise, please photograph this instrument with the mouthpiece M50a-1992 with which it is displayed in the Music Gallery (MB2009-02-26). Description\/Commentary for web catalogue predates edits by Graham Wells." } ], "loan": { "value": "N" }, "projects": [ "EXPORT 3RD (2000-11-29)", "MINIM-UK" ], "description": [ { "type": "catalogue description", "value": "Clavicor, with three Shaw disc valves. Kohler and Pace were manufacturing clavicors in the 1840s and 50s. Parts for the instrument were included in brass band journals of the 1850s. It was supplanted by the E-flat tenor horn. Originally referred to by its maker as the 'patent lever clavicor'", "primary": true }, { "date": [ { "earliest": 1999, "value": "26-Dec-99", "latest": 1999, "primary": true } ], "historical": true, "type": "object description", "value": "valve trombone" }, { "date": [ { "earliest": 1999, "value": "26-Dec-99", "latest": 1999, "primary": true } ], "type": "object description", "value": "" }, { "attribution": { "source": "typology file record" }, "historical": true, "type": "description", "value": "has helical compression springs in the push-rod cases, a development from the earlier Shaw valves, which had watchsprings in the valve casings." }, { "historical": true, "type": "description", "value": "Clavicor in C. Mouthpiece receiver is perpendicular to bell and connects to a circular crook (M50c-1992). Three Shaw disc valves with compression springs in the push rod cases (rather than watch springs in the valve casings as on earlier designs). The touches for all three valves aligned along the front of bell stem for operation by the right hand. The loops for valves 1 and 2 face upwards (valve 2 loop has a finger ring on the tuning slide), and the loop for valve 3 faces downwards with a once-wound coil of tubing at the bow. The remainder of the instrument is similar to the bell section of a trombone with an integral semicircular bow at the bottom (without protection on its outer face) leading to a long, gradually widening bell stem with a flared bell uppermost. A little finger hook is positioned on the bell stem beneath the valves. A badge on the bell is inscribed: 852; while the bell itself is stamped: 'BY HER MAJESTY'S\/ROYAL LETTERS PATENT\/KOHLER SOLE MAKER\/35 HENRIETTA ST.\/COVENT GARDEN LONDON\/J.SHAW\/INVENTOR; With original mouthpiece (M50a-1992, not shown), which is small and silver plated with a wide, flat rim. Original wooden case (M50d-1992)." }, { "type": "commentary (online)", "value": "The clavicor was invented in H. Danays in Paris in 1837. The original French design employed three St\u00f6lzel piston valves, which were replaced on K\u00f6hler's 'Patent Lever Clavicor' with Shaw disc valves. Shaw's valve design was intended to solve the perceived problem of sharp angles in the tubing, although today this is not considered to be a significant issue in the functioning of brass instruments. Nevertheless, Shaw valves were initially popular, and following an agreement between John Shaw himself and the K\u00f6hler company, a range of brass instruments were produced using this system. Their main disadvantage was the need for regular maintenance, without which they leaked air around the edges." }, { "attribution": { "date": [ { "earliest": 2013, "value": "2013-03-01", "latest": 2013, "primary": true } ], "attributor": "Dixon, Gavin; Wells, Graham; Birley, Margaret" }, "type": "description (online)", "value": "Clavicor in 8-ft C. Three Shaw disc valves with compression springs in the push rod guide cases. Valve touches aligned along the front of bell stem for operation by the right hand. Loops for valves 1 and 2 face upwards, valve 2 has a finger ring on the tuning slide, and the loop for valve 3 faces downwards and has a once wound coil. Mouthpiece receiver is perpendicular to bell and connects to a circular crook. The remainder of the instrument is similar to the bell section of a trombone with the bell facing upwards. A little finger hook is positioned on the bell stem beneath the valves. The bell has no garland. The original tapering mouthpiece (not shown) is small and silver plated with a wide, flat rim. A badge on the bell is inscribed: 852; Bell itself is stamped: BY HER MAJESTY'S\/ROYAL LETTERS PATENT\/KOHLER SOLE MAKER\/35 HENRIETTA ST.\/COVENT GARDEN LONDON\/J.SHAW\/INVENTOR; With original wooden case." }, { "attribution": { "attributor": "Myers, Arnold", "source": "http:\/\/homepages.ed.ac.uk\/am\/gdkl.html" }, "type": "description", "value": "List of surviving K\u00f6hler brass instruments\nShaw disc `Patent Lever' Instruments\n(serial number) {859} [ c 1851 ] Clavicor [althorn] in 8-ft C, springs in push-rod guide cases; no garland; tapering mouthpipe from 9.2mm mouthpipe reciver via 8.4 minimum bore to bore at valves respectively 11.0, 11.25 and 11.9 mm). 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