Clarinet, A, high pitch
Trade Name
Lafayette
Maker
Couesnon & Cie
Date1910-1930 ca.
Place MadeParis, France, Europe
Serial No.none
SignedStamped on top joint and bell: PARIS / LA FAYETTE / FRÈRES (in an oval cartouche)MarkingsStamped on top and bottom joints: A / H.P.
Description4 sections: barrel, top joint, bottom joint. bell. Wood body; "Albert" system; 13 touchpieces; 2 rings; wood body; nickel-silver keys, rings, ferrules; no rollers for little finger keys; no patent C-sharp.
DimensionsMeasurements exclude tenons.
Complete from top of barrel to bottom of bell: 619 mm
Bore at bottom of top joint: 14.7 mm
ProvenanceArne B. Larson Collection, Vermillion, South Dakota, 1979.
Credit LineArne B. Larson Collection, 1979
Object number00554
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