Clarinet, B-flat, high pitch (?)
Maker
Buffet-Crampon & Cie
Date1887-1922 ca.
Place MadeParis, France, Europe
ModelNo. 7*
Serial No.none
SignedStamped on top joint: [lyre] / BUFFET / Crampon & Cie (in script) / A PARIS (from BUFFET in oval cartouche) / BC (monogram) / BREVETES / S.G.D.G.Stamped on barrel, bottom joint, bell: [lyre] / BUFFET / Crampon & Cie (in script) / A PARIS (from BUFFET in oval cartouche) / BC (monogram)
MarkingsHand stamped on bell: USQMD
Description4 sections: barrel, top joint, bottom joint, bell. "Albert" system; 13 keys, 2 rings (1 brille); grenadilla body; nickel-silver keys, rings, ferrules; no rollers for little finger keys; has patent C-sharp.
DimensionsOverall length (from tip of mouthpiece to bottom of bell – 3.4 mm gap between barrel and top joint): 643 mm
Overall length (from tip of barrel to bottom of bell – 3.4 mm gap between barrel and top joint): 571 mm
Barrel: 64 mm
Upper joint: 174 mm
Bottom joint: 226 mm
Bell: 102 mm
Bore at top of top joint: 14.6 mm
Bore at bottom of top joint: 14.4 mm
Bore at bottom of bottom joint: 22.4 mm
ProvenancePurchased in 1969 from Carl's Antiques, St. Paul, Minnesota.
Credit LinePaul and Jean Christian Collection, 2006
Object number10953
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