Clarinet, B-flat, low pitch
Trade Name
Lafayette
Maker
Couesnon & Cie
Date1910-1930 ca.
Place MadeParis, France, Europe
Serial No.none
SignedStamped on top joint: LAFAYETTE / PARIS (in oval cartouche)MarkingsStamped on top joint: B flat / L.P.
Stamped on bottom joint: B / LP / “France”
Description4 sections: barrel, top joint, bottom joint, bell. "Albert" system; 13 touchpieces; 2 rings; wood body; nickel-silver keys, rings, ferrules; has rollers for little finger keys; has patent C-sharp.
DimensionsMeasurements exclude tenons.
Overall length from barrel to bell: 591 mm
Bore: 15 mm (upper end of upper body), 14.6 mm (begin of lower body)
ProvenanceArne B. Larson Collection, Vermillion, South Dakota, 1979.
Credit LineArne B. Larson Collection, 1979
Object number05461
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