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Contrabass sarrusophone, E-flat
Maker: Buffet-Crampon & Cie
Distributor: Evette & Schaeffer
Date: 1910-1928 ca.
Place Made:Paris, 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
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.
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.
Brass with brass keywork. 18 touchpieces.
DimensionsHeight: 1265 mm
Bell diameter: 185 mm
Bell diameter: 185 mm
ProvenanceArne B. Larson Collection, Vermillion, South Dakota, 1979.
Terms
Credit Line: Arne B. Larson Collection, 1979
Not on view
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.
Object number: 00845