Clarinet, B-flat
Maker
Buffet-Crampon & Cie
Date1891-1930 ca.
Place MadeParis, France, Europe
Serial No.43807 (top joint), 374E (bottom joint)
SignedStamped on top joint: Bb / LPStamped on bottom joint and bell: [music lyre] / BUFFET / Crampon & Cie / A PARIS
(BUFFET / Crampon & Cie / A PARIS within oval cartouche) / BC (overlapping script) / MADE IN FRANCE
MarkingsEtched into bottom joint and bell near signature: A
Stamped under the right hand little finger f/c'' key: C
Description4 sections: barrel, top joint, bottom joint, bell. "Albert" system; 13 keys; 4 rings; wood body; nickel-silver keys, rings, ferrules; no rollers for little finger keys; has patent C-sharp; top and bottom joints from different clarinets based on different serial numbers.
DimensionsOverall length (from tip of barrel to bottom of bell): 589.0 mm
Barrel: 63.4 mm
Upper joint: 173.0 mm
Bottom joint: 242.0 mm
Bell: 104.0 mm
Bore at top of top joint: 14.4 mm
Bore at bottom of top joint: 14.7 mm
Bore at bottom of bottom joint: 21.8 mm
ProvenanceArne B. Larson Collection, Vermillion, South Dakota, 1979.
Credit LineArne B. Larson Collection, 1979
Object number01594
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