Bassoon in C (Buffet Crampon & Cie)
Catalogue number: 5.7
Original name: Bassoon in C.
Type or system: 21 keys.
Maker: Buffet Crampon & Cie.
Place of origin: Paris, c.1910.
Serial number: 4897.
Overall size: 1325mm.
Depth of crook receiver: 26.5mm.
Diameter of crook receiver: 11.8mm.
Technical description: Bell: 393mm; long joint: 497mm; wing joint: 470mm; boot: 435mm.
Linked B flat, B, C and D keys. Harmonic keys 2 and 3 linked to crook key. Ebonite rollers on C sharp, crook, B flat, G, F and A flat key touches.
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Key work and finger holes. | |
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Left hand thumb: |
B flat, B, C, D, E flat, harm 1, harm 2, harm 3, crook. |
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Left hand, first finger: |
T, G trill, A flat. |
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Left hand, second finger: |
T, F sharp trill. |
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Left hand, third finger: |
T, E flat. |
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Left hand, fourth finger: |
C sharp, crook. |
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Right hand, thumb: |
T, F sharp. |
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Right hand, first finger: |
T. |
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Right hand, second finger: |
T, C sharp. |
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Right hand, third finger: |
B flat, G. |
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Right hand, fourth finger: |
F, A flat.td> |
Inscription: Stamped on bell: “[motif: lyre] / BUFFET / Crampon & Cie / A PARIS” in oval cartouche / BC (monogram) / MADE IN PARIS / 4897 (above ferrule)”; stamped on long joint: “[motif: lyre] / BUFFET / Crampon & Cie / A PARIS” in oval cartouche / BC (monogram) / MADE IN PARIS”; stamped on boot: “[motif: lyre] / BUFFET / Crampon & Cie / A PARIS” in oval cartouche / BC (monogram) / MADE IN PARIS”.
Faults: Some modifications have been made: most drastic are those to the boot, where there is a key missing. There was probably originally an alternative F key and crook link operated by the player’s right hand thumb.
Cases and accessories: Two crooks, made 2002.
Repair history: Restored 2002. Key work replated.
Usable pitch: Plays at a’ = 440 Hz.
Illustration references: See below.
Previous collection numbers: A: 85.