Clarinet, B-flat, high pitch
Maker
Buffet-Crampon & Cie
Date1900-1903 ca.
Place MadeParis, France, Europe
ModelNo. 7*
Serial No.P43
SignedStamped on barrel, bottom joint, and bell: [music lyre] / BUFFET / Crampon & Cie / A PARIS (BUFFET / Crampon & Cie / A PARIS within oval cartouche) / BC (monogram) / MADE IN FRANCE
Stamped on top joint: [music lyre] / BUFFET / Crampon & Cie / A PARIS (BUFFET / Crampon & Cie / A PARIS within oval cartouche) / BC (overlapping script) /BRÉVETÉS / S.G.D.G. / MADE IN FRANCEMarkingsStamped under the right hand little finger f/c'' key: PDescription4 sections: barrel, top joint, bottom joint, bell. "Albert" system; 13 touchpieces; 2 rings; grenadilla wood body; nickel-silver keys, rings, ferrules; no rollers for little fingers; has patent C-sharp.DimensionsMeasurements exclude tenons.
Overall length (from tip of mouthpiece to bottom of bell): 644.0 mm
Overall length (from tip of barrel to bottom of bell): 570.0 mm
Barrel: 67.6 mm
Upper joint: 172.0 mm
Bottom joint: 221.0 mm
Bell: 102.4 mm
Bore at top of top joint: 14.6 mm
Bore at bottom of top joint: 14.8 mm
Bore at bottom of bottom joint: 21.9 mm
ProvenanceArne B. Larson Collection, Vermillion, South Dakota, 1979.
Credit LineArne B. Larson Collection, 1979
Object number05462
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