Klarinet Archive - Posting 000018.txt from 2001/03

From: "Laura M" <sparks1517@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] Strange clarinet, finding key/pitch?
Date: Thu, 1 Mar 2001 19:00:34 -0500

Hello!
At sneezy.org they have a list of serial numbers
(http://www.sneezy.org/clarinet/Equipment/HowOld/Buffet.html) According to
it, your clarinet is from 1896. You may have already looked into this, but
I'm just try to help, I am interested to hear what kind of clarinet it turns
out to be... Good Luck!
~Laura M~

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>I am looking at a strange clarinet. I was hoping someone here might be able
>to help me identify it?
>
>It is a Buffet Crampon full-boehm system with low Eb key, serial number
>583J, marked "Buffet Crampon & Co. Paris" and, right below that, "BREVETES
>X. X. X. X. Made in France" (I cannot make out exactly what four initials
>follow the "brevetes".)
>
>The body is a single piece, with no tenon between the hands. With the bell
>and barrel removed, the body of this instrument is roughly 47.6 cm (just
>under 18.75 inches) from tip to tip.
>
>When I put a Bb-soprano mouthpiece and bell on it and finger the
>throat-tone
>F through A, I get notes very close to (perhaps the same as) concert
>pitches
>E through G#. The pads on this instrument are in poor condition, and it's
>possible that there is a leak somewhere causing a tonal shift.
>
>
>I wonder if perhaps it is a clarinet in B? (Or could it be a low-pitch
>clarinet in C?) Is there a way to correlate my serial number with any of
>this to determine what pitch this instrument is in?
>
>
>Any assistance is much appreciated. Thank you.
>
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