Clarinet, C
Maker
Buffet
Date1830 ca.
Place MadeParis, France, Europe
Serial No.none
SignedStamped on barrel, top joint, middle joint, bottom joint, and bell: [star] / BUFFET, / A PARIS. / [star]Markingsnone
Description5 sections: barrel, top joint, middle joint, bottom joint, bell. Simple system; 6 brass keys with square, flat covers, mounted in rings and blocks, with springs attached to keys; boxwood body; ivory ferrules; sixth key is a C-sharp/G-sharp mounted on pillar attached to square plate.
DimensionsOverall length (from tip of mouthpiece to bottom of bell): 602mm
Barrel and Upper joint: 207mm
Middle joint and Bottom joint: 208mm
Bell: 116mm
Bore at top of top joint: 13.4mm
Bore at bottom of top joint: 13.4mm
Bore at bottom of middle joint: 13.4mm
Bore at bottom of bottom joint: 18.9mm
ProvenancePurchased in 1997 from William J. Maynard, Massapequa, New York.
Published References"Recent Acquisitions." _America's Shrine to Music Museum Newsletter_ 24, no. 2 (January 1997): 6.
Credit LineBoard of Trustees, 1997
Object number05997
On View
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1820 ca.
1815 ca.
1885-1899 ca.