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Clarinet, B-flat, low pitch

Clarinet, B-flat, low pitch

Trade Name: Lafayette
Date: 1910-1930 ca.
Place Made:Paris, 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 Line: Arne B. Larson Collection, 1979
Not on view
Object number: 05461