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NMM 4463. Clarinet in B-flat by Buffet-Crampon & Cie, Paris, ca. 1850. Four sections (missing barrel and bell). Stamped on top joint: [music lyre] / SISTEME / BUFFET / A PARIS (BUFFET / A PARIS within oval cartouche) / [five-point star]. Stamped on bottom joint: [music lyre] / BUFFET / A PARIS (BUFFET / A PARIS within oval cartouche) / [five-point star]. Buffet-Crampon model No. 8A. Grenadilla body; German-silver keys, rings, ferrules. Albert system. 12 keys, 2 rings (1 brille), rod/pillar mounts. Total length (top of top joint to bottom of bottom joint):  405.0 mm. Arne B. Larson Estate, 1989.

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NMM 10953. Clarinet in B-flat by Buffet-Crampon & Cie, Paris, ca. 1880. Four sections. Stamped on barrel and bottom joint: [music lyre] / BUFFET / Crampon & Cie / A PARIS (BUFFET / Crampon & Cie / A PARIS within oval cartouche) / BC (monogram). Stamped on top joint: [music lyre] / BUFFET / Crampon & Cie / A PARIS (BUFFET / Crampon & Cie / A PARIS within oval cartouche) / BC (monogram) / BRÉVETÉS / S.G.D.G. Stamped on bell: USQMD. Buffet-Crampon model No. 7*. Grenadilla body; German-silver keys, rings, ferrules. Albert system. 13 keys including patent c-sharp, 2 rings (1 brille), rod/pillar mounts. Total length (top of barrel to bottom of bell):  571.0 mm (2.9 mm gap between barrel and top joint). Mouthpiece: original, wood, stamped: BUFFET / Crampon & Cie / A PARIS (BUFFET / Crampon & Cie / A PARIS within oval cartouche). Paul and Jean Christian Collection, 2006.

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NMM 529. Clarinet in A (LP) by Buffet-Crampon & Cie, Paris, ca. 1887. Four sections. Stamped on barrel: [music lyre] / BUFFET / Crampon & Cie / A PARIS (BUFFET / Crampon & Cie / A PARIS within oval cartouche) / BC (monogram) / LP. Stamped on top joint, bottom joint, and bell: [music lyre] / BUFFET / Crampon & Cie / A PARIS (BUFFET / Crampon & Cie / A PARIS within oval cartouche) / BC (monogram) / MADE IN FRANCE / LP. Serial Number B[number scratched out]25. Buffet-Crampon model No. 7*. Grenadilla body; German-silver keys, rings, ferrules. Albert system. 12 keys (1 key missing) including patent c-sharp, 2 rings (1 brille), rod/pillar mounts. Total length (top of barrel to bottom of bell):  600.0 mm. Mouthpiece: original, wood, unmarked. Arne B. Larson Collection, 1979.

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NMM 4635. Clarinet in E-flat (LP) by Buffet-Crampon & Cie, Paris, ca. 1889-1893. Three sections (one-piece body). Stamped on barrel: [music lyre] / BUFFET / Crampon & Cie / A PARIS (BUFFET / Crampon & Cie / A PARIS within oval cartouche) / BC (monogram) / MADE IN FRANCE. Stamped on one-piece body at top: BC (monogram) BC (monogram); at bottom: [music lyre] / BUFFET / Crampon & Cie / A PARIS (BUFFET / Crampon & Cie / A PARIS within oval cartouche) / BC (monogram). Stamped on bell: [music lyre] / BUFFET / Crampon & Cie / A PARIS (BUFFET / Crampon & Cie / A PARIS within oval cartouche) / BC (monogram) / CARL FISCHER / NEW-YORK / MADE IN FRANCE / LP. Serial Number C [or G?] 413. Buffet-Crampon model No. 12C with two additional rouleaux. Grenadilla body; German-silver keys, rings, ferrules. Albert system. 13 keys including “patent c-sharp” and articulated c-sharp/g-sharp, 5 rings (1 brille), 2 rollers, rod/pillar mounts. Total length (top of barrel to bottom of bell):  440.0 mm. Mouthpiece: original, wood, stamped: BUFFET / Crampon & Cie / A PARIS (BUFFET / Crampon & Cie / A PARIS within oval cartouche). Arne B. Larson Estate, 1989.

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NMM 741. Clarinet in E-flat (HP) by Buffet-Crampon & Cie, Paris, ca. 1890. Four sections. Stamped on barrel and bottom joint: [music lyre] / BUFFET / Crampon & Cie / A PARIS (BUFFET / Crampon & Cie / A PARIS within oval cartouche) / BC (monogram) / HP. Stamped on top joint: BRÉVETÉS / S.G.D.G. Stamped on bell: HP / [music lyre] / BUFFET / Crampon & Cie / A PARIS (BUFFET / Crampon & Cie / A PARIS within oval cartouche) / BC (monogram). Grenadilla body; German-silver keys, rings, ferrules. Albert system. 13 keys including patent c-sharp, 4 rings (2 brille), 2 rollers, rod/pillar mounts. Total length (top of barrel to bottom of bell):  417.0 mm. Mouthpiece: black plastic, unmarked. Arne B. Larson Collection, 1979.

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NMM 1594. Composite clarinet, B-flat (LP) by Buffet-Crampon & Cie, Paris, ca. 1891. Four sections (top joint from another instrument). Stamped on top joint: Bb / LP. Stamped on bottom joint and bell: [music lyre] / BUFFET / Crampon & Cie / A PARIS (BUFFET / Crampon & Cie / A PARIS within oval cartouche) / BC (monogram) / MADE IN FRANCE. Serial Number 43807 (top joint) and 374E (bottom joint). Grenadilla body; German-silver keys, rings, ferrules. Albert system. 13 keys including patent c-sharp, 4 rings (2 brille), rod/pillar mounts. Total length (top of barrel to bottom of bell):  589.0 mm. Arne B. Larson Collection, 1979.

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NMM 6077. Clarinet in A by Buffet-Crampon & Cie, Paris, ca. 1892. Four sections. Stamped on top joint: [music lyre] / BUFFET / Crampon & Cie / A PARIS (BUFFET / Crampon & Cie / A PARIS within oval cartouche) / BC (monogram) / BRÉVETÉS / S.D.G.D. / MADE IN FRANCE. Stamped on bottom joint and bell: [music lyre] / BUFFET / Crampon & Cie / A PARIS (BUFFET / Crampon & Cie / A PARIS within oval cartouche) / BC (monogram) / MADE IN FRANCE. Serial Number G57. Buffet-Crampon model No. 7*. Grenadilla body; German-silver keys, rings, ferrules. Albert system. 13 keys including patent c-sharp, 2 rings (1 brille), rod/pillar mounts. Total length (top of barrel to bottom of bell):  602.0 mm. Gift of David W. Clark, Spearfish, South Dakota, 1997.

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NMM 6076. Clarinet in B-flat (HP) by Buffet-Crampon & Cie, Paris, ca. 1894. Four sections. Stamped on barrel, top joint, bottom joint, and bell: [music lyre] / BUFFET / Crampon & Cie / A PARIS (BUFFET / Crampon & Cie / A PARIS within oval cartouche) / BC (monogram) / MADE IN FRANCE / HP. Serial Number 443U. Buffet-Crampon model No. 7*. Grenadilla body; German-silver keys, rings, ferrules. Albert system. 13 keys including patent c-sharp, 2 rings (1 brille), rod/pillar mounts. Total length (top of barrel to bottom of bell):  596.0 mm. Gift of David W. Clark, Spearfish, South Dakota, 1997.

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NMM 853. Clarinet in B-flat by Buffet-Crampon & Cie, Paris, ca. 1896. Four sections. Stamped on top joint: [music lyre] / BUFFET / Crampon & Cie / A PARIS (BUFFET / Crampon & Cie / A PARIS within oval cartouche) / BC (monogram) / BRÉVETÉS / S.G.D.G. / MADE IN FRANCE. Stamped on bottom joint, and bell: [music lyre] / BUFFET / Crampon & Cie / A PARIS (BUFFET / Crampon & Cie / A PARIS within oval cartouche) / BC (monogram) / MADE IN FRANCE. Serial Number K288. Buffet-Crampon model No. 7*. Grenadilla body; German-silver keys, rings, ferrules. Albert system. 13 keys including patent c-sharp, 2 rings (1 brille), rod/pillar mounts. Total length (top of barrel to bottom of bell):  576.0 mm. Gift of Dr. Verner Herman, Sioux City, Iowa, 1974.

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NMM 13783. Clarinet in A by Buffet-Crampon & Cie, Paris, ca. 1896-1899. Three sections (barrel missing). Stamped on top joint: [music lyre] / BUFFET / Crampon & Cie / A PARIS (BUFFET / Crampon & Cie / A PARIS within oval cartouche) / BC (monogram) / BRÉVETÉS / S.D.G.D. / MADE IN FRANCE. Stamped on bottom joint and bell: [music lyre] / BUFFET / Crampon & Cie / A PARIS (BUFFET / Crampon & Cie / A PARIS within oval cartouche) / BC (monogram) / MADE IN FRANCE. Serial Number J679 and 870M (stamped twice). Buffet-Crampon model No. 7*. Grenadilla body; German-silver keys, rings, ferrules. Albert system. 13 keys including patent c-sharp, 2 rings (1 brille), rod/pillar mounts. Total length (top of top joint to bottom of bell):  540.0 mm. Arne B. Larson Collection, 1979.

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NMM 2292. Clarinet in E-flat by Buffet-Crampon & Cie, Paris, ca. 1898. Four sections. Stamped on barrel and bottom joint: [music lyre] / BUFFET / Crampon & Cie / A PARIS (BUFFET / Crampon & Cie / A PARIS within oval cartouche) / BC (monogram) / MADE IN FRANCE. Stamped on top joint: BRÉVETÉS / S.G.D.G. / MADE IN FRANCE. Stamped on bell: [music lyre] / BUFFET / Crampon & Cie / A PARIS (BUFFET / Crampon & Cie / A PARIS within oval cartouche) / BC (monogram) / C. FISCHER / NEW-YORK / MADE IN FRANCE. Serial Number M83. Buffet-Crampon model No. 7*. Grenadilla body; German-silver keys, rings, ferrules. Albert system. 13 keys including patent c-sharp, 2 rings (1 brille), rod/pillar mounts. Total length (top of barrel to bottom of bell):  412.0 mm. Mouthpiece: black plastic, unmarked. Arne B. Larson Collection, 1979.

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NMM 559. Clarinet in B-flat by Buffet-Crampon & Cie, Paris, ca. 1899. Four sections (with an additional barrel). Stamped on barrel: [music lyre] / BUFFET / Crampon & Cie / A PARIS (BUFFET / Crampon & Cie / A PARIS within oval cartouche) / BC (monogram) / MADE IN FRANCE. Stamped on top joint: B / [music lyre] / BUFFET / Crampon & Cie / A PARIS (BUFFET / Crampon & Cie / A PARIS within oval cartouche) / BC (monogram)/ BRÉVETÉS. Stamped on bottom joint: B / [music lyre] / BUFFET / Crampon & Cie / A PARIS (BUFFET / Crampon & Cie / A PARIS within oval cartouche) / BC (monogram) / MADE IN FRANCE. Stamped on bell: [music lyre] / BUFFET / Crampon & Cie / A PARIS (BUFFET / Crampon & Cie / A PARIS within oval cartouche) / BC (monogram) / C. FISCHER / NEW-YORK / MADE IN FRANCE. Serial Number N46. Buffet-Crampon model No. 7D, four rouleaux. Grenadilla body; German-silver keys, rings, ferrules. Albert system. 14 keys including patent c-sharp, 4 rings (2 brille), 4 rollers, rod/pillar mounts. Key modifications: additional left-hand, little-finger, a-flat/e-flat² key. Total length (top of barrel to bottom of bell):  569.0 mm. Arne B. Larson Collection, 1979.

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NMM 5462. Clarinet in B-flat by Buffet-Crampon & Cie, Paris, ca. 1901. Four sections. Stamped on barrel, bottom joint, and bell: [music lyre] / BUFFET / Crampon & Cie / A PARIS (BUFFET / Crampon & Cie / A PARIS within oval cartouche) / BC (monogram) / MADE IN FRANCE. Stamped on top joint: [music lyre] / BUFFET / Crampon & Cie / A PARIS (BUFFET / Crampon & Cie / A PARIS within oval cartouche) / BC (monogram) / BRÉVETÉS / S.G.D.G. / MADE IN FRANCE. Serial Number P43. Buffet-Crampon model No. 7*. Grenadilla body; German-silver keys, rings, ferrules. Albert system. 13 keys including patent c-sharp, 2 rings (1 brille), rod/pillar mounts. Total length (top of barrel to bottom of bell):  570.0 mm. Mouthpiece: original, wood, stamped: BUFFET / Crampon & Cie / A PARIS (BUFFET / Crampon & Cie / A PARIS within oval cartouche). Arne B. Larson Collection, 1979.

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NMM 13782. Clarinet in B-flat by Buffet-Crampon & Cie, Paris, ca. 1901. Four sections. Stamped on top joint: [music lyre] / BUFFET / Crampon & Cie / A PARIS (BUFFET / Crampon & Cie / A PARIS within oval cartouche) / BC (monogram) / BRÉVETÉS / S.G.D.G. / MADE IN FRANCE. Stamped on bottom joint: [music lyre] / BUFFET / Crampon & Cie / A PARIS (BUFFET / Crampon & Cie / A PARIS within oval cartouche) / BC (monogram). Stamped on bell: PARIS / LAFAYETTE / FRÉRES. Serial Number O586. Buffet-Crampon model No. 7*. Grenadilla body; German-silver keys, rings, ferrules. Albert system. 13 keys including patent c-sharp, 2 rings (1 brille), rod/pillar mounts. Total length (top of barrel to bottom of bell):  584.0 mm (1.8 mm gap between barrel and top joint). Mouthpiece: black plastic, unmarked. Arne B. Larson Collection, 1979.

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NMM 13784. Clarinet in B-flat by Buffet-Crampon & Cie, Paris, ca. 1902. Three sections (one-piece body). Stamped on barrel and one-piece body: [music lyre] / BUFFET / Crampon & Cie / A PARIS (BUFFET / Crampon & Cie / A PARIS within oval cartouche) / BC (monogram) / MADE IN FRANCE. Stamped on bell: [music lyre] / BUFFET / Crampon & Cie / A PARIS (BUFFET / Crampon & Cie / A PARIS within oval cartouche) / BC (monogram) / C. FISCHER / NEW-YORK / MADE IN FRANCE. Serial Number R304. Grenadilla body; German-silver keys, rings, ferrules. Albert system. 14 keys including “patent c-sharp” and articulated c-sharp/g-sharp, 6 rings, 4 rollers, rod/pillar mounts. Key modifications: additional left-hand, little- finger, a-flat/e-flat² key. Total length (top of barrel to bottom of bell):  572.0 mm. Mouthpiece: tan plastic, stamped: A. FONTAINE / FRANCE. Arne B. Larson Collection, 1979.

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NMM 4250. Clarinet in B-flat by Buffet-Crampon & Cie, Paris, ca. 1903. Four sections. Stamped on barrel, top joint, and bell: [music lyre] / BUFFET / Crampon & Cie / A PARIS (BUFFET / Crampon & Cie / A PARIS within oval cartouche) / BC (monogram). Serial Number 808S. Buffet-Crampon model No. 7* with additional key. Grenadilla body; German-silver keys, rings, ferrules. Albert system. 14 keys including patent c-sharp, 2 rings (1 brille), rod/pillar mounts. Key modifications: additional touchpiece between first and second toneholes. Total length (top of barrel to bottom of bell):  600.0 mm. Arne B. Larson Collection, 1979.

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NMM 4268. Clarinet in A (LP) by Buffet-Crampon & Cie, Paris, ca. 1903. Four sections (missing barrel and bell). Stamped on top joint and bottom joint: [music lyre] / BUFFET / Crampon & Cie / A PARIS (BUFFET / Crampon & Cie / A PARIS within oval cartouche) / BC (monogram) / MADE IN FRANCE / LP. Serial Number 203S. Grenadilla body; German-silver keys, rings, ferrules. Albert system. 13 keys including patent c-sharp, 4 rings (2 brille), 4 rollers, rod/pillar mounts. Total length (top of top joint to bottom of bottom joint), 499.0 mm. Arne B. Larson Collection, 1979.

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NMM 730. Clarinet in A by Buffet-Crampon & Cie, Paris, ca. 1904. Four sections. Stamped on top joint: [music lyre] / BUFFET / Crampon & Cie / A PARIS (BUFFET / Crampon & Cie / A PARIS within oval cartouche) / BC (monogram) / BRÉVETÉS / S.D.G.D. Stamped on bottom joint: [music lyre] / BUFFET / Crampon & Cie / A PARIS (BUFFET / Crampon & Cie / A PARIS within oval cartouche) / BC (monogram). Stamped on bell: [five rings] / SUPERIOR (in a banner) / A. LECOMTE & CIE / PARIS. Buffet-Crampon model No. 7D. Grenadilla body; German-silver keys, rings, ferrules. Albert system. 15 keys including patent c-sharp, 4 rings (2 brille), rod/pillar mounts. Key modifications: additional c-sharp/g-sharp² touchpiece for first finger of right hand; additional left-hand, little-finger, a-flat/e-flat² key. Total length (top of barrel to bottom of bell):  603.0 mm. Mouthpiece: wood, unmarked. Arne B. Larson Collection, 1979.

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NMM 1811. Clarinet in B-flat (HP) by Buffet-Crampon & Cie, Paris, ca. 1904. Four sections. Stamped on top joint: [music lyre] / BUFFET / Crampon & Cie / A PARIS (BUFFET / Crampon & Cie / A PARIS within oval cartouche) / BC (monogram). Stamped on bottom joint: [music lyre] / BUFFET / Crampon & Cie / A PARIS (BUFFET / Crampon & Cie / A PARIS within oval cartouche) / BC (monogram) / MADE IN FRANCE. Stamped on bell: [music lyre] / BUFFET / Crampon & Cie / A PARIS (BUFFET / Crampon & Cie / A PARIS within oval cartouche) / BC (monogram) / W. H. CUNDY / BOSTON / MADE IN FRANCE. Serial Number 777T. Grenadilla body; German-silver keys, rings, ferrules. Albert system. 13 keys including patent c-sharp, 4 rings (2 brille), 4 rollers, rod/pillar mounts. Total length (top of top joint to bottom of bell):  569.0 mm. Gift of Wayne Sheffield, Sioux City, Iowa, 1977.

Lit.:  Deborah Check Reeves, "Albert and the Albert System," The Clarinet 27, No. 2 (March 2000), pp. 30-32.

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NMM 4629. Clarinet in B-flat by Buffet-Crampon & Cie, Paris, ca. 1904. Four sections. Stamped on barrel: [music lyre] / H. SELMER / PARIS (H. SELMER / PARIS within oval cartouche) / HS (monogram). Stamped on top joint and bottom joint: [music lyre] / BUFFET / Crampon & Cie / A PARIS (BUFFET / Crampon & Cie / A PARIS within oval cartouche) / BC (monogram) / MADE IN FRANCE. Stamped on bell: [music lyre] / BUFFET / Crampon & Cie / A PARIS (BUFFET / Crampon & Cie / A PARIS within oval cartouche) / BC (monogram) / C. FISCHER / NEW-YORK / MADE IN FRANCE. Serial Number 48U. Buffet-Crampon model No. 7C*, 4 rouleaux. Grenadilla body; German-silver keys, rings, ferrules. Albert system. 13 keys including patent c-sharp, 4 rings (2 brille), 4 rollers, rod/pillar mounts. Total length (top of barrel to bottom of bell):  561.0 mm. Mouthpiece: black ebonite, unmarked. Arne B. Larson Estate, 1989.

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NMM 4917. Clarinet, B-flat (LP) by Buffet-Crampon & Cie, Paris, ca. 1904. Four sections. Stamped on barrel: [music lyre] / BUFFET / Crampon & Cie / A PARIS (BUFFET / Crampon & Cie / A PARIS within oval cartouche) / BC (monogram) / MADE IN FRANCE / LP. Stamped on top joint and bottom joint: [music lyre] / BUFFET / Crampon & Cie / A PARIS (BUFFET / Crampon & Cie / A PARIS within oval cartouche) / BC (monogram) / MADE IN FRANCE. Stamped on bell: [music lyre] / BUFFET / Crampon & Cie / A PARIS (BUFFET / Crampon & Cie / A PARIS within oval cartouche) / BC (monogram) / C. FISCHER / NEW-YORK / MADE IN FRANCE. Serial Number T674. Buffet-Crampon model No. 7C*. Grenadilla body; German-silver keys, rings, ferrules. Albert system. 13 keys including patent c-sharp, 4 rings (2 brille), rod/pillar mounts. Total length (top of barrel to bottom of bell):  565.0 mm. Mouthpiece: black plastic, unmarked. Gift of Mrs. Vern Cato, Lake Wood, Colorado, 1990.

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NMM 13549. Clarinet in A (LP) by Buffet-Crampon & Cie, Paris, ca. 1904. Three sections (missing bell). Stamped on barrel: [music lyre] / BUFFET / Crampon & Cie [script] / A PARIS (BUFFET / Crampon & Cie / A PARIS in oval cartouche) / BC [monogram] / MADE IN FRANCE. Stamped on top and bottom joints: [music lyre] / BUFFET / Crampon & Cie [script] / A PARIS (BUFFET / Crampon & Cie / A PARIS in oval cartouche) / BC [overlapping script] / MADE IN FRANCE / LP. Serial Number T567. Buffet-Crampon model No. 7C*. Grenadilla body; German-silver keys, rings, ferrules. Albert system. 13 keys including patent c-sharp, 4 rings (2 brille—top joint, left side), 4 rollers, rod/pillar mounts. Total length (top of barrel to bottom of bottom joint), 562.0 mm. Arne B. Larson Estate, 1989.

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NMM 1606. Clarinet in B-flat by Buffet-Crampon & Cie, Paris, ca. 1905. Four sections (missing barrel). Stamped on top joint and bottom joint: [music lyre] / BUFFET / Crampon & Cie / A PARIS (BUFFET / Crampon & Cie / A PARIS within oval cartouche) / BC (monogram) / MADE IN FRANCE. Stamped on bell: [music lyre] / BUFFET / Crampon & Cie / A PARIS (BUFFET / Crampon & Cie / A PARIS within oval cartouche) / BC (monogram) / H. BETTONEY / BOSTON, MASS. Serial Number 54V. Buffet-Crampon model No. 7D. Grenadilla body; German-silver keys, rings, ferrules. Albert system. 12 keys (3 keys missing) including patent c-sharp, 4 rings (2 brille), rod/pillar mounts. Key modifications: additional c-sharp/g-sharp² touchpiece for right-hand, first finger; additional left-hand, little-finger, a-flat/e-flat² key. Total length (top of top joint to bottom of bell):  504.0 mm. Mouthpiece: wood, unmarked. Arne B. Larson Collection, 1979.

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NMM 4876. Clarinet in B-flat by Buffet-Crampon & Cie, Paris, ca. 1905. Four sections (with additional barrel; missing bell). Stamped on barrel: [music lyre] / BUFFET / Crampon & Cie / A PARIS (BUFFET / Crampon & Cie / A PARIS within oval cartouche) / BC (monogram). Stamped on top and bottom joints: [music lyre] / BUFFET / Crampon & Cie / A PARIS (BUFFET / Crampon & Cie / A PARIS within oval cartouche) / BC (monogram) / MADE IN FRANCE. Serial Number 168V. Buffet-Crampon model No. 7C*, 4 rouleaux. Grenadilla body; German-silver keys, rings, ferrules. Albert system. 13 keys including patent c-sharp, 4 rings (2 brille), 4 rollers, rod/pillar mounts. Total length (top of barrel to bottom of bottom joint), 494.0 mm. Mouthpiece: crystal, unmarked. Gift of Roberta Y. West, Brookings, Oregon, 1989.

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NMM 947. Clarinet in B-flat (HP) by Buffet-Crampon & Cie, Paris, ca. 1906. Four sections. Stamped on barrel, top joint, and bottom joint: [music lyre] / BUFFET / Crampon & Cie / A PARIS (BUFFET / Crampon & Cie / A PARIS within oval cartouche) / BC (monogram) / MADE IN FRANCE / HP. Stamped on bell: [music lyre] / BUFFET / Crampon & Cie / A PARIS (BUFFET / Crampon & Cie / A PARIS within oval cartouche) / BC (monogram) / C. FISCHER / NEW-YORK / MADE IN FRANCE / HP. Serial Number X549. Buffet-Crampon model No. 7C*, 4 rouleaux. Grenadilla body; German-silver keys, rings, ferrules. Albert system. 13 keys including patent c-sharp, 4 rings (2 brille), 4 rollers, rod/pillar mounts. Total length (top of barrel to bottom of bell):  569.0 mm. Mouthpiece: wood, unmarked. Arne B. Larson Collection, 1979.

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NMM 1129. Clarinet in B-flat (HP) by Buffet-Crampon & Cie, Paris, ca. 1906. Three sections (one-piece body). Stamped on barrel and one-piece body: [music lyre] / BUFFET / Crampon & Cie / A PARIS (BUFFET / Crampon & Cie / A PARIS within oval cartouche) / BC (monogram) / MADE IN FRANCE / HP. Stamped on bell: [music lyre] / BUFFET / Crampon & Cie / A PARIS (BUFFET / Crampon & Cie / A PARIS within oval cartouche) / BC (monogram) / C. FISCHER / NEW-YORK / MADE IN FRANCE / HP. Serial Number X491. Buffet-Crampon model No. 7CP*, 4 rouleaux. Grenadilla body; German-silver keys, rings, ferrules. Albert system. 13 keys including “patent c-sharp” and articulated c-sharp/g-sharp, 6 rings, 4 rollers, rod/pillar mounts. Total length (top of barrel to bottom of bell):  572.0 mm. Arne B. Larson Collection, 1979.

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NMM 5463. Clarinet in B-flat by Buffet-Crampon & Cie, Paris, ca. 1907. Four sections. Stamped on barrel: BC / MADE IN FRANCE. Stamped on top joint and bottom joint: [music lyre] / BUFFET / Crampon & Cie / A PARIS (BUFFET / Crampon & Cie / A PARIS within oval cartouche) / BC (monogram) / MADE IN FRANCE / HP. Serial Number 945Y. Buffet-Crampon model No. 7C*, 4 rouleaux. Grenadilla body; German-silver keys, rings, ferrules. Albert system. 13 keys including patent c-sharp, 4 rings (2 brille), 4 rollers, rod/pillar mounts. Total length (top of barrel to bottom of bell):  537.0 mm. Arne B. Larson Estate, 1989.

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NMM 13786. Clarinet in B-flat (LP) by Buffet-Crampon & Cie, Paris, ca. 1907. Four sections. Stamped on barrel and bottom joint: [music lyre] / BUFFET / Crampon & Cie / A PARIS (BUFFET / Crampon & Cie / A PARIS within oval cartouche) / BC (monogram) / MADE IN FRANCE. Stamped on top joint: [music lyre] / BUFFET / Crampon & Cie / A PARIS (BUFFET / Crampon & Cie / A PARIS within oval cartouche) / BC (monogram) / MADE IN FRANCE / LP. Serial Number 210Z. Buffet-Crampon model No. 7C*, 4 rouleaux. Grenadilla body; German-silver keys, rings, ferrules. Albert system. 13 keys including patent c-sharp, 4 rings (2 brille), 4 rollers, rod/pillar mounts. Total length (top of barrel to bottom of bell):  602.0 mm. Mouthpiece: crystal, unmarked. Arne B. Larson Collection, 1979.

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NMM 1605. Clarinet in A (LP) by Buffet-Crampon & Cie, Paris, ca. 1908. Four sections (additional barrel). Stamped on barrel 1: [music lyre] / BUFFET / Crampon & Cie / A PARIS (BUFFET / Crampon & Cie / A PARIS within oval cartouche) / BC (monogram) / LP. Stamped on barrel 2: FILLMORE / MUSIC HOUSE / CINCINNATI (within oval cartouche). Stamped on top joint, bottom joint, and bell: [music lyre] / BUFFET / Crampon & Cie / A PARIS (BUFFET / Crampon & Cie / A PARIS within oval cartouche) / BC (monogram) / MADE IN FRANCE / LP. Serial Number 339A1. Grenadilla body; German-silver keys, rings, ferrules. Albert system. 4 keys (others missing) including patent c-sharp, 2 rings (1 brille), rod/pillar mounts. Total length (top of barrel to bottom of bell):  602.0 mm. Mouthpiece: original, wood, stamped: BUFFET / Crampon & Cie / A PARIS (within oval cartouche). Arne B. Larson Collection, 1979.

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NMM 13787. Clarinet in A (LP) by Buffet-Crampon & Cie, Paris, ca. 1909. Four sections. Stamped on top joint and bottom joint: [music lyre] / BUFFET / Crampon & Cie / A PARIS (BUFFET / Crampon & Cie / A PARIS within oval cartouche) / BC (monogram) / MADE IN FRANCE / LP. Stamped on bell: [music lyre] / BUFFET / Crampon & Cie / A PARIS (BUFFET / Crampon & Cie / A PARIS within oval cartouche) / BC (monogram) / C. FISCHER / NEW-YORK / MADE IN FRANCE / LP. Serial Number 33D1. Buffet-Crampon model No. 7C*, 4 rouleaux. Grenadilla body; German-silver keys, rings, ferrules. Albert system. 13 keys including patent c-sharp, 4 rings (2 brille), 4 rollers, rod/pillar mounts. Total length (top of barrel to bottom of bell):  640.0 mm. Mouthpiece: crystal, unmarked. Arne B. Larson Collection, 1979.

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NMM 414. Clarinet in A (HP) by Buffet-Crampon & Cie, Paris, ca. 1910. Four sections. Stamped on barrel, top joint, and bottom joint: [music lyre] / BUFFET / Crampon & Cie / A PARIS (BUFFET / Crampon & Cie / A PARIS within oval cartouche) / BC (monogram) / MADE IN FRANCE / HP. Stamped on bell: [music lyre] / BUFFET / Crampon & Cie / A PARIS (BUFFET / Crampon & Cie / A PARIS within oval cartouche) / BC (monogram) / C. FISCHER / NEW-YORK / MADE IN FRANCE / HP. Serial Number 1E145. Buffet-Crampon model No. 7D, 4 rouleaux. Grenadilla body; German-silver keys, rings, ferrules. Albert system. 15 keys including patent c-sharp, 4 rings (2 brille), 4 rollers, rod/pillar mounts. Key modifications: additional c-sharp/g-sharp² touchpiece for right-hand, first finger; additional left-hand, little-finger, a-flat/e-flat² key. Total length (top of barrel to bottom of bell):  603.0 mm. Mouthpiece: black plastic, stamped: [eagle] / TRADE / [music lyre] / MARK. Arne B. Larson Collection, 1979.

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NMM 1409. Clarinet in A (LP) by Buffet-Crampon, Paris, ca. 1910. Three sections (missing barrel). Stamped on one-piece body: [music lyre] / BUFFET / Crampon & Cie / A PARIS (BUFFET / Crampon & Cie / A PARIS within oval cartouche) / BC (monogram) / MADE IN FRANCE / LP. Stamped on bell: [music lyre] / BUFFET / Crampon & Cie / A PARIS (BUFFET / Crampon & Cie / A PARIS within oval cartouche) / BC (monogram) / C. FISCHER / NEW-YORK / MADE IN FRANCE / LP. Serial Number 220D1. Grenadilla body; German-silver keys, rings, ferrules. Albert system. 14 keys including “patent c-sharp” and articulated c-sharp/g-sharp, 6 rings, 4 rollers, rod/pillar mounts. Key modifications: additional left-hand, little finger, a-flat/e-flat² key. Total length (top of one-piece body to bottom of bell):  576.0 mm. Arne B. Larson Collection, 1979.

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NMM 1410. Clarinet in B-flat (LP) by Buffet-Crampon, Paris, ca. 1910. Three sections. Stamped on barrel and one-piece body: [music lyre] / BUFFET / Crampon & Cie / A PARIS (BUFFET / Crampon & Cie / A PARIS within oval cartouche) / BC (monogram) / MADE IN FRANCE / LP. Stamped on bell: [music lyre] / BUFFET / Crampon & Cie / A PARIS (BUFFET / Crampon & Cie / A PARIS within oval cartouche) / BC (monogram) / C. FISCHER / NEW-YORK / MADE IN FRANCE / LP. Serial Number [4 or 1?]01. Grenadilla body; German-silver keys, rings, ferrules. Albert system. 14 keys including “patent c-sharp” and articulated c-sharp/g-sharp, 6 rings, 4 rollers, rod/pillar mounts. Key modifications: additional left-hand, little-finger, a-flat/e-flat² key. Total length (top of barrel to bottom of bell):  601.0 mm. Arne B. Larson Collection, 1979.

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NMM 4877. Clarinet in A (LP) by Buffet-Crampon & Cie, Paris, ca. 1910. Four sections (additional barrel). Stamped on barrel 1: [music lyre] / BUFFET / Crampon & Cie / A PARIS (BUFFET / Crampon & Cie / A PARIS within oval cartouche) / BC (monogram). Stamped on barrel 2: HENRI POURCELLE / PARIS / FRANCE (within oval cartouche) / A. Stamped on top and bottom joints: [music lyre] / BUFFET / Crampon & Cie / A PARIS (BUFFET / Crampon & Cie / A PARIS within oval cartouche) / BC (monogram) / MADE IN FRANCE / LP. Stamped on bell: [music lyre] / BUFFET / Crampon & Cie / A PARIS (BUFFET / Crampon & Cie / A PARIS within oval cartouche) / BC (monogram) / H. BETTONEY / BOSTON, MASS. / MADE IN FRANCE / LP. Serial Number 589D1. Buffet-Crampon model No. 7C*, 4 rouleaux. Grenadilla body; German-silver keys, rings, ferrules. Albert system. 13 keys including patent c-sharp, 4 rings (2 brille), 4 rollers, rod/pillar mounts. Total length (top of barrel 1 to bottom of bell):  642.0 mm. Mouthpiece: crystal, unmarked. Gift of Roberta Y. West, Brookings, Oregon, 1989.

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NMM 13785. Clarinet in B-flat (LP) by Buffet-Crampon & Cie, Paris, ca. 1910. Four sections. Stamped on barrel: [music lyre] / BUFFET / Crampon & Cie / A PARIS (BUFFET / Crampon & Cie / A PARIS within oval cartouche) / BC (monogram) / MADE IN FRANCE. Stamped on top joint and bottom joint: [music lyre] / BUFFET / Crampon & Cie / A PARIS (BUFFET / Crampon & Cie / A PARIS within oval cartouche) / BC (monogram) / MADE IN FRANCE / LP. Stamped on bell: [music lyre] / BUFFET / Crampon & Cie / A PARIS (BUFFET / Crampon & Cie / A PARIS within oval cartouche) / BC (monogram) / C. FISCHER / NEW-YORK / MADE IN FRANCE / LP. Serial Number 1E486. Buffet-Crampon model No. 7C*, 4 rouleaux. Grenadilla body; German-silver keys, rings, ferrules. Albert system. 13 keys including patent c-sharp, 4 rings (2 brille), 4 rollers, rod/pillar mounts. Total length (top of barrel to bottom of bell):  600.0 mm. Mouthpiece: black plastic, unmarked. Arne B. Larson Collection, 1979.

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NMM 4261. Clarinet in B-flat (LP) by Buffet-Crampon & Cie, Paris, ca. 1917. Four sections. Stamped on top and bottom joints: [music lyre] / BUFFET / Crampon & Cie / A PARIS (BUFFET / Crampon & Cie / A PARIS within oval cartouche) / BC (monogram) / MADE IN FRANCE / LP. Stamped on bell: LP / A / [trumpet] / HENRI GUNCKEL / PARIS (HENRI GUNCKEL / PARIS in oval cartouche) / BC (monogram). Buffet-Crampon model No. 7C*, 4 rouleaux. Grenadilla body; German-silver keys, rings, ferrules. Albert system. 13 keys including patent c-sharp, 4 rings (2 brille), 4 rollers, rod/pillar mounts. Total length (top of barrel to bottom of bell):  598.0 mm. Mouthpiece: black plastic, unmarked. Arne B. Larson Collection, 1979.

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NMM 4308. Clarinet in B-flat by Buffet-Crampon & Cie, Paris, ca. 1917. Four sections. Stamped on barrel, top joint, bottom joint, and bell: [music lyre] / BUFFET / Crampon & Cie / A PARIS (BUFFET / Crampon & Cie / A PARIS within oval cartouche) / BC (monogram) / MADE IN FRANCE / NB. Serial Number 1L388. Buffet-Crampon model No. 7C*, 4 rouleaux. Grenadilla body; German-silver keys, rings, ferrules. Albert system. 13 keys including patent c-sharp, 4 rings (2 brille), 4 rollers, rod/pillar mounts. Total length (top of barrel to bottom of bell):  597.0 mm. Mouthpiece: black plastic, unmarked. Arne B. Larson Estate, 1989.