Baroque Clarinet D - 415 or 440 - after J. G. Zencker 1740

This model of Baroque clarinet in D with two, register and A key, represents the 2nd Generation from 1740-50 by J. G. Zencker, original of which is in the Germanisches National Museum, Nurnberg.

• Pitch: A=415 hz or A=440 hz. Select the pitch.
• Equipped with extra barrel.
• Crafted from Indian Cocobolo wood.
• The keys are casted from brass, steel springs with leather pads.
• It is designed to be used with a standard Bb clarinet mouthpiece. The barrel receiver is tailored for modern Bb mouthpiece, including the Vandoren B45.
• Additionally, accessories such as a plush lined protective case, extra set of pads, cleaning cloth, fingering chart are provided.

Johann Sebastian Bach introduced this model to London in 1751. It has a much brighter sound, which made it refer to as a “Mock trumpet” and was used like a trumpet in pieces. Composers only wrote for it from middle C upwards.