Clarinet, E-flat, Low Pitch
Maker
Buffet-Crampon & Cie
Distributor
Carl Fischer
Date1889-1893 ca.
Place MadeParis, France, Europe
ModelNo. 12C with additional 2 Rouleaux
Serial No.“C” or “G” 413
SignedStamped on barrel: [music lyre] / BUFFET / Crampon & Cie / A PARIS (BUFFET / Crampon & Cie / A PARIS within oval cartouche) / BC (overlapping script) / MADE IN FRANCEStamped on one-piece body:
Top: BC (overlapping script) BC (overlapping script)
Bottom: [music lyre] / BUFFET / Crampon & Cie / A PARIS (BUFFET / Crampon & Cie / A PARIS within oval cartouche) / BC (overlapping script)
Stamped on bell: [music lyre] / BUFFET / Crampon & Cie / A PARIS (BUFFET / Crampon & Cie / A PARIS within oval cartouche) / BC (overlapping script) / CARL FISCHER / NEW-YORK / MADE IN FRANCE / LP
Description3 sections: barrel, one-piece body, bell. "Albert" system; 13 keys, 5 rings (1 brille); grenadilla body; nickel-silver keys, rings, ferrules; wrap-around register key; vent hole between first and second toneholes; articulated c-sharp/g-sharp; 2 rollers for little finger keys; patent C-sharp.
DimensionsOverall length (from tip of mouthpiece to bottom of bell): 500.0 mm
Overall length (from tip of barrel to bottom of bell): 440.0 mm
Barrel: 46.1 mm
One-piece body: 310.0 mm
Bell: 85.4 mm
Bore at top of one-piece body: 13.5 mm
Bore at bottom of one-piece body: 19.3 mm
ProvenanceNo known provenance.
Credit LineArne B. Larson Estate, 1988
Object number04635
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