DCM 1659: Buffet-Crampon & Cie; Buffet-Crampon Bassett Clarinet in B-flat

The conversion was commissioned by Marilyn Lauriente-Bass, former principal clarinetist of the Chicago Lyric Opera Orchestra and the Grant Park Symphony. With the latter orchestra, Ms. Lauriente-Bass appeared as a soloist using the bassett clarinet.
Instrument type: Bassett Clarinet in B-flat
Medium: Grenadilla, nickel silver keywork and ferrules.; 72.6 cm. (without mouthpiece)
Key Holes System: 21 keys, 7 rings, with 4 added diapaison keys to low C.
Mark Maximum: (lyre) / BUFFET / CRAMPON & Cie (cursive) / A PARIS // B / MADE IN FRANCE / (monogram in oval)
Mark Additional: Mark on each section, not body, with "B" only on barrel.
Condition: No mouthpiece. Cracks in top joint have been pinned. Overall structurally good, nearly playable. Recently repadded.
Case: Homemade case.
Provenance: Gift of Gail E. Kalver (clarinetist and friend of Ms. Lauriente-Bass), Chicago, 2000.

The Dayton C. Miller collection in the Library of Congress, contains nearly 1,700 flutes and other wind instruments, statuary, iconography, books, music, trade catalogs, tutors, patents, and other materials mostly related to the flute. It includes both Western and non-Western examples of flutes from around the world, with at least 460 European and American instrument makers represented. Items in the collection date from the 16th to the 20th century.