Maker Name

Buffet Crampon (estab. 1839-1844)

Maker Biography

Buffet was a workshop established between 1939-44 by Jean Louis Buffet. In order to distinguish himself from his Uncle’s rival company, Buffet Jeune, the firm was renamed Buffet-Crampon.

Other Information

Specific usage history: Played by Lyndesay Langwill until his death in 1983.

Technical Description

Technical description: Palisander with german silver ferrules, crook well lining, bell rim mount, keywork and crook. Standard French Buffet key system with extra F♯/G♯ trill key for R0.

L0: C; B♭; harm 1; harm 2; alt crook key; E♭; D; C♯.
L1: T; G trill; A♭₃.
L2: T; F♯ trill.
L3: T; E♭.
L4: C♯; crook key.
R0: T; alt F♮ (enabling F♯ to G♯ trill); F♯.
R1: T.
R2: T; C♯.
R3: G; B♭, both with rollers.
R4: F; A♭, both with rollers.

Playing accessories: With 2 reed boxes with reeds. With brown leather round cross-section deip-in case, screwdriver and tim of vaseline.

Usable pitch: A₄ = 435 - 439 Hz.

Signature / Marks: Stamped on all joints with lyre / and in cartouche, "BUFFET / Crampon & Cie / A PARIS" / and monogram BC; also on butt "R782/6591". D key guard incorporates "BC" motif.

Specific literature references: G.S. (1958) No. 25.
Illustration references: Vol. 1 p.84.

Provenance

Bought by L.G. Langwill from Stuart Arthur, an Edinburgh theatre musician, c|1932. ; Gift of Mrs J. Rasch, 1983.