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Clarinet, B-flat

Date1960-1979 ca.

Place MadeParis, France, Europe

ModelEvette-Schaeffer Model E-13

Serial No.D11214

SignedStamped on barrel, top joint, bottom joint, and bell: [music lyre] / PARIS / EVETTE / FRANCE (PARIS / EVETTE / FRANCE within an oval cartouche) / MADE BY BUFFET CRAMPON (wrapped under cartouche)
MarkingsStamped above serial number on bottom joint: MADE IN FRANCE
Description4 sections: barrel, top joint, bottom joint, bell. Boehm system; 17 keys, 6 rings; Grenadilla wood body; nickel-silver keys, rings, ferrules.
DimensionsOverall length (from tip of mouthpiece to bottom of bell): 670 mm
Overall length (from top of barrel to bottom of bell): 599 mm
Barrel: 65 mm
Upper joint: 190 mm
Bottom joint: 236 mm
Bell: 108 mm
Bore at top of top joint: 14.7 mm
Bore at bottom of top joint: 14.5 mm
Bore at bottom of bottom joint: 21.9 mm
ProvenancePurchased used in 1979 by the donor, who began playing it in sixth grade band. She recalls affectionally referring to it as "Evette."

Credit LineGift of Marcia A. Montgomery, 2007

Object number13401

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