Clarinet, B-flat
Maker
Buffet-Crampon & Cie
Distributor
Carl Fischer
Date1898-1900 ca.
Place MadeParis, France, Europe
ModelNo. 7D, 4 Rouleaux
Serial No.N46
SignedStamped on barrel: [music lyre] / BUFFET / Crampon & Cie / A PARIS (BUFFET / Crampon & Cie / A PARIS within oval cartouche) / BC (overlapping script) / MADE IN FRANCEStamped on top joint: B / [music lyre] / BUFFET / Crampon & Cie / A PARIS (BUFFET / Crampon & Cie / A PARIS within oval cartouche) / BC (overlapping script) / BRÉVETÉS
Stamped on bottom joint: B / [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) / C. FISCHER / NEW-YORK / MADE IN FRANCE
Markingsnone
Description4 sections: barrel, top joint, bottom joint, bell. Wood; "Albert" system;14 touchpieces; 4 rings; wood body; nickel-silver keys, rings, ferrules; has rollers for little finger keys; has patent c-sharp; has an addition barrel for total of two; additional ferrules near top of top joint for repair.
DimensionsMeasurements exclude tenons.
Overall length (from tip of barrel to bottom of bell): 569.0 mm
Barrel 1: 65.9 mm
Barrel 2: 57.4 mm
Upper joint: 174.0 mm
Bottom joint: 228.0 mm
Bell: 103.0 mm
Bore at top of top joint: 15.0 mm
Bore at bottom of top joint: 14.5 mm
Bore at bottom of bottom joint: 22.0 mm
ProvenanceArne B. Larson Collection, Vermillion, South Dakota, 1979.
Credit LineArne B. Larson Collection, 1979
Object number00559
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