Clarinet, B-flat, low pitch
Maker
Buffet-Crampon & Cie
Date1891-1920 ca.
Place MadeParis, France, Europe
ModelNo. 7*
Serial No.B[?]25 (scratched out): number is almost illegible and the "B" is questionable.
SignedStamped on barrel: [music lyre] / BUFFET / Crampon & Cie / A PARIS (BUFFET / Crampon & Cie / A PARIS within oval cartouche) / BC (overlapping script) / LPStamped on 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 / LP
Markingsnone
Description4 sections: barrel, top joint, bottom joint, bell. Wood; "Albert" system; only 12 keys since 1 key is missing; 2 rings; wood body; nickel-silver keys, rings, ferrules; no rollers for little finger keys; has patent C-sharp but is broken.
DimensionsMeasurements exclude tenons.
Overall length (from tip of mouthpiece to bottom of bell): 672.0 mm
Overall length (from tip of barrel to bottom of bell): 600.0 mm
Barrel: 61.7 mm
Upper joint: 192.0 mm
Bottom joint: 243.0 mm
Bell: 102.8 mm
Bore at top of top joint: 14.4 mm
Bore at bottom of top joint: 14.7 mm
Bore at bottom of bottom joint: 22.1 mm
ProvenanceArne B. Larson Collection, Vermillion, South Dakota, 1979.
Credit LineArne B. Larson Collection, 1979
Object number00529
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