422.211.2

Clarinet in E flat, brown wood (bleaching on face), body in one piece. Plain Boehm system, the keys of German silver, key-covers round and cupped. Sounding length (length without mouthpiece) is 41.8 cm. Brown wood mouthpiece, with leather pad on face, inscribed, probably original. Stamped: Buffet Crampon & Co. Paris (Lyre mark and monogram BC).

object
MUSEUM NUMBER
14.5.47/30
PLACE
COLLECTION
MEASUREMENTS
overall length: 480 mm; length without mouthpiece: 418 mm
MATERIAL/TECHNIQUE
wood; silver; cork; reed; leather
CATEGORY
Musical Instruments
LOCATION
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