Contrabass sarrusophone, E-flat
Maker
Buffet-Crampon & Cie
Distributor
Evette & Schaeffer
Date1910-1928 ca.
Place MadeParis, France, Europe
Serial No.124
SignedStamped above engraving with oval cartouche: [lyre] / BUFFET / (script) Crampon & Cie / A PARIS / [monogram]Engraved on bell: Evette & Schaeffer / Ancé Mon Buffet Crampon & Cie / 18 & 20 Passage du Gd Cerf / Paris
MarkingsStamped below signature: 124
Engraved on bell, adjcent to upper bow: U.S.Q.M.C.
DescriptionThe notation, "U.S.C.M.C" on the instrument refers to the United States Quartermaster's Corps, which apparently placed an order for sarrusophones to be made for use in the Armed Forces Bands, possibly during WWI.
Brass with brass keywork. 18 touchpieces.
DimensionsHeight: 1265 mm
Bell diameter: 185 mm
ProvenanceArne B. Larson Collection, Vermillion, South Dakota, 1979.
Published ReferencesAndré P. Larson, A Catalog of the Double Reed Instruments in the Arne B. Larson Collection of Musical Instruments, MM thesis, University of South Dakota, 1968, No. 13.
Credit LineArne B. Larson Collection, 1979
Object number00845
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1917-1919 ca.
