Clarinet, B-flat
Maker
Buffet-Crampon & Cie
Date1905 ca.
Place MadeParis, France, Europe
ModelNo. 7C*, 4 Rouleaux
Serial No.168V
SignedStamped on barrel 1: [music lyre] / BUFFET / Crampon & Cie / A PARIS (BUFFET / Crampon & Cie / A PARIS within oval cartouche) / BC (overlapping script)Stamped on top joint and bottom joint: [music lyre] / BUFFET / Crampon & Cie / A PARIS (BUFFET / Crampon & Cie / A PARIS within oval cartouche) / BC (overlapping script) / MADE IN FRANCE
Description4 sections: barrel, top joint, bottom joint, bell (with extra barrel). "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 1 to bottom of bottom joint): 564 mm
Overall length (from tip of mouthpiece 2 to bottom of bottom joint): 564 mm
Overall length (from top of barrel 1 to bottom of bottom joint): 494 mm
Barrel 1: 67.5 mm
Barrel 2: 64.1 mm (minimum) and 79.5 mm
Upper joint: 216 mm
Bottom joint: 238 mm
Bore at top of top joint: 15 mm
Bore at bottom of top joint: 14.6 mm
Bore at bottom of bottom joint: 22.6 mm
ProvenanceThis instrument was purportedly used by Mabel Bolander (sister of the donor's uncle, John Bolander) in the Bolander Orchestra, a popular family band touring the United States, performing on the lyceum and Chautauqua circuit.
Credit LineGift of Roberta Y. West, 1989
Object number04876
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