Clarinet, B-flat
Maker
Auguste Buffet jeune
Date1850-1860 ca.
Place MadeParis, France, Europe
Serial No.none
SignedStamped on top joint: A. BUFFET / JNE / PARIS / BRÉVETÉStamped on bottom joint: A. BUFFET / PARIS
MarkingsOn bell: FRANCE
Description2 sections: top joint, bottom joint -- missing barrel and bell. Boehm system; wood body; nickel-silver keys, rings, ferrules; bell is probably not original since it does not fit bottom joint and is not pictured. Earliest Boehm system clarinet at the NMM -- note delicate keywork and salt spoon pad cups.
DimensionsMeasurements exclude tenons.
Overall length (from top of top joint to bottom of bottom joint): 447.0 mm
Top joint: 186.0 mm
Bottom joint: 230.0 mm
Bell: 110.1 mm
Bore at top of top joint: 14.7 mm
Bore at bottom of top joint: 14.3 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 number01853
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1840-1860 ca.
1840-1860 ca.
