Clarinet. Nominal pitch: B♭.
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InstrumentClarinet |
Instrument FamilyWind |
MakerBuffet Crampon and Co |
Place MadeWestern Europe; Europe; Paris; France |
Date MadeCirca 1930 |
DescriptionTechnical description: Cocus wood with silver ferrules and keywork. Four pieces: mouthpiece, barrel, one section, bell. Boehm system with articulated G♯, two throat trill keys (C♯₄/G♯₅ trill key - simple acting key), alternative E♭ and extended to low E♭. 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; G♯₃/E♭₅. R1: T + ring; side E♭₄/B♭₅; trills 1-2-3. R2: T + ring B♮₃/F♯₅; B♭ via correspondence; cross C♯₄/G♯₅ trill key. R3: T + ring B♮₃/F♯₅; B♭ via correspondence; cross B♮₃/F♯₅. R4: F♯₃/C♯₅; G♯₃/E♭₅; F₃/C♮₅; E₃/B♮₄; E♭₃. Keymount type: pillars. Keyhead type: modern. Serial number: 6009. Overall size: 709; 637 to top of barrel. Bore: at C₄ hole 14.5; at F₃ hole 15.1. Stamped on body with lyre / "BUFFET / Crampon & Cie / A PARIS" on oval cartouche / "BC" monogram, and at back "6009"; on bell "BUFFET / Crampon & Cie / A PARIS" on oval cartouche, and at back "6009"; keywork has Paris hallmarks. With case, leather effect, fitted with tools and accessories inside, reed. Usable pitch: A₄ = c 435 Hz. Performance characteristics: A very fine instrument. Used with A clarinet (141). Specific literature references: G.S. (1968) No. 172. Illustration references: Vol. 1 p.98. |
NotesT.K. Dibley, August 1992; R. Neil, 1985; H. Fricke, July 2005. |
Measurements709; 637 to top of barrel. |
ProvenanceMade for Geoffrey Sturt (principal clarinet in Royal Amateur Orchestra in which F. Geoffrey Rendall played second clarinet). |
CollectionRendall Collection; MIMEd |
Accession Number0129 |