Clarinet, B-flat, high pitch
Maker
Buffet-Crampon & Cie
Date1891-1894 ca.
Place MadeParis, France, Europe
ModelNo. 7c*
Serial No.443U
SignedStamped on barrel, top joint, bottom joint, and bell: [music lyre] / BUFFET / Crampon & Cie / A PARIS (BUFFET / Crampon & Cie / A PARIS within oval cartouche) / BC (overlapping script) / MADE IN FRANCE / HPMarkingsStamped under the right hand little finger f/c'' key: C
Description4 sections: barrel, top joint, bottom joint, bell. "Albert" system; 13 keys; 2 rings (1 brille); wood body; nickel-silver keys, rings, ferrules; wrap-around register key; patent C-sharp.
DimensionsOverall length (from top of barrel to bottom of bell): 596 mm
Barrel: 65.5 mm
Upper joint: 173 mm
Bottom joint: 225 mm
Bell: 102.7 mm
Bore at top of top joint: 14.1 mm
Bore at bottom of top joint: 14.6 mm
Bore at bottom of bottom joint: 21.6 mm
ProvenanceThe donor, David W. Clark, received this instrument from his uncle, Abraham Lincoln Beard, of Moville, Iowa, when he was 7 years old (1894). Clark was an original member of the old “Cow-Boy Band” of Bell Fourche under Charles McClung.
Credit LineGift of David W. Clark, 1997
Object number06076
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