Clarinet, A
Maker
Buffet-Crampon & Cie
Date1902-1906 ca.
Place MadeParis, France, Europe
ModelNo. 7D
Serial No.none
SignedStamped on top joint: [music lyre] / BUFFET / Crampon & Cie / A PARIS (BUFFET / Crampon & Cie / A PARIS within oval cartouche) / BC (overlapping script) / BRÉVETÉS / S.D.G.D.Stamped on bottom joint: [music lyre] / BUFFET / Crampon & Cie / A PARIS (BUFFET / Crampon & Cie / A PARIS within oval cartouche) / BC (overlapping script)
Stamped on bell: [five rings] / SUPERIOR (in a banner) / A. LECOMTE & CIE / PARIS
MarkingsM: Stamped under the left hand little finger f-sharp/c-sharp'' key
Description4 sections: barrel, top joint, bottom joint, bell. "Albert" system; 15 touchpieces; 4 ring keys; wood body; nickel-silver keys, rings, ferrules; no rollers for little finger keys; has patent C-sharp; has extra touchpiece on C-sharp/G-sharp key for trill; has left hand alternate A-flat/E-flat touchpiece; bell not original to this clarinet.
DimensionsMeasurements exclude tenons.
Overall length (from tip of mouthpiece to bottom of bell): 675.0 mm
Overall length (from tip of barrel to bottom of bell): 603.0 mm
Barrel: 58.0 mm
Upper joint: 192.0 mm
Bottom joint: 243.0 mm
Bell: 112.5 mm
Bore at top of top joint: 15.0 mm
Bore at bottom of top joint: 15.1 mm
Bore at bottom of bottom joint: 21.6 mm
ProvenanceArne B. Larson Collection, Vermillion, South Dakota, 1979.
Credit LineArne B. Larson Collection, 1979
Object number00730
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