Buffet Crampon Sax Serial Numbers
I'm Old Newbie, and hope I'm not treading in the wrong site. I'm trying to determine the age of an old clarinet I've had since the early '50's. It's a Buffet Crampon C Paris, serial number 360 S. I have found several sites on Google with serial # lists, but still it's a tough search. Can anyone give me more leads. The old horn is in rough shape, but complete. Needs a ton of work, but then so do I.I also have a Conn cornet and C Melody King White.
Buffet Clarinet Serial Numbers Chart
Both likewise crumbling, but complete. Got those in late forties.
Hello Al.CIt would not have a one piece or integrated barrel plus a spare barrel as would not fit so is likely to be a spare for something else., I have a buffet Integrated Barrel which dates to the turn of the century around C1895. It is four piece, Bell, two sections and mouthpiece. I had to have a major overhaul on mine. They are quite difficult to sell due to being preferred by those ensembles playing Bizet etc.That would be C Fischer, Carl Fischer of New York, he did not make instruments but imported them and stencilled them under contract.
Having said that, they are good clarinets, but do not play like any modern Buffet Clarinets.Would you possibly have a photo? OrDoes it look like the one below:Hope this helps! Melissa, your clarinet has the mouthpiece fitting directly onto the top section. Mine has the mouthpiece fitting onto the barrel, which connects to top section, then to bottom section, then onto the bell. Thanks for taking the trouble. So far as I can ascertain, mine probably dates to mid-1920's. Naturally, I wanted it to be a gold-mine so I could somehow finagle a tenor or bari from the deal.
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I really appreciate the help, so thanks again. Now, back to practice with my $150.00 chinese noise-maker, which I am glad to have. Except now I have a cold-sore to complicate things!