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Clarinet, B-flat

Date1904 ca.

Place MadeParis, France, Europe

Serial No.777T

SignedStamped on top joint: [music lyre] / BUFFET / Crampon & Cie / A PARIS (BUFFET / Crampon & Cie / A PARIS within oval cartouche) / BC (overlapping script)

Stamped on bottom joint: [music lyre] / BUFFET / Crampon & Cie / A PARIS (BUFFET / Crampon & Cie / A PARIS within oval cartouche) / BC (overlapping script) / MADE IN FRANCE

Stamped on bell: [music lyre] / BUFFET / Crampon & Cie / A PARIS (BUFFET / Crampon & Cie / A PARIS within oval cartouche) / BC (overlapping script) / W.H. CUNDY / BOSTON / MADE IN FRANCE
Description4 sections: barrel, top joint, bottom joint, bell. "Albert" system; 13 keys; 4 rings (2 brilles); wood body; nickel-silver keys, rings, ferrules; wrap-around register key; patent C-sharp; 4 rollers for both sets of little finger keys.
DimensionsOverall length (from top of barrel to bottom of bell): 569 mm
Barrel: 61 mm
Upper joint: 173 mm
Bottom joint: 226 mm
Bell: 103.1 mm
Bore at top of top joint: 14.9 mm
Bore at bottom of top joint: 14.9 mm
Bore at bottom of bottom joint: 22.7 mm
ProvenanceUsed in schools bands in Sioux City, Iowa, and donated by Mr. Sheffield when the fingering system on this clarinet became outdated. Wayne Charles Sheffield (1912-2011) graduated from Central High School, Sioux City, in 1931. During World War II, he served in the U.S. Army and was stationed in England. Following the war, he attended band instrument repair school in Elkhart, Indiana, and subsequently went to work for his brother, Darrell, in Darrell's Music Store in Sioux City. When Darrell closed his store, Wayne opened his own music store, Sheffield Band Instrument and Repair.
Published ReferencesReeves, Deborah Check. "Albert and the Albert System." _The Clarinet_ 27, no. 2 (March 2000): 30-32.

Credit LineGift of Wayne Sheffield, 1977

Object number01811

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