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Clarinet, B-flat
Clarinet, B-flat
Clarinet, B-flat

Clarinet, B-flat

Date1917 ca.
Place MadeParis, France, Europe
ModelNo. 7C*, 4 Rouleaux
Serial No.1L399 1L388
SignedStamped on barrel, top joint, 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 / NB
Description4 sections: barrel, top joint, bottom joint, bell. "Albert" system; 13 keys; 4 rings (2 brilles); wood body; nickel-silver keys, rings, ferrules; wrap-around register key; vent hole between the first and second tonehole; patent C-sharp; 4 rollers on both sets of little finger keys.
DimensionsOverall length (from tip of mouthpiece to bottom of bell): 607 mm
Overall length (from top of barrel to bottom of bell): 597 mm
Barrel: 69.7 mm
Upper joint: 182 mm
Bottom joint: 237 mm
Bell: 109.2 mm
Bore at top of top joint: 14.2 mm
Bore at bottom of top joint: 14.7 mm
Bore at bottom of bottom joint: 21.9 mm
ProvenanceDonor obtained from Baer Music Company, Kearney, Nebraska.
Credit LineGift of Arne B. Larson, 1988
Object number04308
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