Clarinet, nominal pitch: B♭
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InstrumentClarinet/Clarinets/Wind/Musical Instrument ; Clarinet |
Instrument FamilyWind |
MakerBuffet-Crampon & Cie |
Place MadeParis ; Europe ; France ; Western Europe |
Date Made1980s |
DescriptionTechnical description: Transparent plastic with copper-coloured german silver ferrules and keywork. Five pieces: mouthpiece, barrel, upper section, lower section, bell. 17 keys, 6 rings. L0: T + ring F₄/C♮₆; speaker. L1: T + ring F♯₄; throat A♮; throat A♭. L2: T + E♭₄/B♭₅ corresponding ring. L3: T; cross E♭₄/B♭₅. L4: C♯₄/G♯₅; F₃/C♮₅; E₃/B♮₄; F♯₃/C♯₅. R1: T + ring B♭₃/F♮₅ via correspondence; side E♭₄/B♭₅; side F♯₄/C♯₆; trills 1-2. R2: T + ring B♮₃/F♯₅ via correspondence. R3: T + ring B♮₃/F♯₅ via correspondence; cross B♮₃/F♯₅. R4: G♯₃/E♭₅; E₃/B♮₄; F₃/C♮₅; F♯₃/C♯₅. Keymount type: screwed in pillars. Keyhead type: modern. Signature marks: Inscribed on all pieces with lyre / "BUFFET / Crampon & Cie / A PARIS" / lyre. Playing accessories: reed, ligature, reed-cap, also copper-coloured. With original black plastic case lined with blue velvet. General usage of type: About 100 of these instruments were made for promotion purposes in the 1980s. |
Other InformationGeneral usage of type: About 100 of these instruments were made for promotion purposes in the 1980s. |
NotesH. Fricke, Oct-Dec 2006. |
Measurements597, 669. |
Provenancegift of Daniel Bangham. ; Bequest of Sir Nicholas Shackleton, 2006. |
CollectionMIMEd ; Sir Nicholas Shackleton Collection |
Accession Number5504 |