Clarinet, B-flat, low pitch
Maker
Buffet-Crampon & Cie
Date1918
Place MadeParis, France, Europe
ModelNo. 1*
Serial No.747L1
SignedStamped on all sections: [music lyre] / BUFFET / Crampon & Cie. / A PARIS (BUFFET / Crampon & Cie / A Paris within an oval cartouche) / BC (overlapping script) / MADE IN FRANCE / LPMarkingsStamped on the underside of the left hand little finger f-sharp/c-sharp'' key: A
Stamped on the underside of the right hand little finger e/b' key: T
Description4 sections: barrel, top joint, bottom joint, bell. Boehm system; 17 keys, 6 rings; Grenadilla wood body; nickel-silver keys, rings, ferrules; wrap-around register key.
DimensionsOverall length (from top of barrel to bottom of bell): 601 mm (small gap between barrel and top joint)
Barrel: 67 mm
Top joint: 189 mm
Bottom joint: 235 mm
Bell: 104 mm
Bore at top of top joint: 14.8 mm
Bore at bottom of top joint: 14.9 mm
Bore at bottom of bottom joint: 22.9 mm
ProvenancePreviously owned and played by the donor for more than 30 years as her "second" or "back-up" clarinet, who obtained it from a friend whose music store was closing in Minnesota.
Credit LineGift of Cheryl Crandell, 2000
Object number09846
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