Author: TrueTone
Date: 2018-04-04 19:36
The barrel's not original like you said, Simon, and the upper joint looks to me like it was shortened some, as there should be a noticeable bit more space above the register pip and top trill key, so I think someone (possibly the couple's relative) probably tried to make it useable with changing pitch standards, and your comment on the throat tones being rather high also makes me think that's right, as they'd be rather sharp with that. (although what Chris posted is interesting, I didn't know they made any Clarinets in B Natural...)
Your Buffet's keywork looks remarkably like my Buffet Eb's though, so 1918 is right, like Ken's photoshopping of the serial shows-yours is also probably made the same week as mine even, mine is 1L7xx. (I can't read the first of those ones I replaced with an X very well, its either a 6 or an 8.)
I think that by the early 20th century that HP was basically standardized at about A=452 to about A=458, but I could be wrong about that. I've never seen an instrument from the 19th or 20th century that was still pitched at A=466, but I suppose it's still possible.
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