Maker:  Nicolas CUVILLIER* (1745-1804) / active 1776-1804

Dated/City:  c.1780-90 St Omer

Key/Pitch:  5 keys Clarinet in Bb

Descriptions:  Boxwood, stock-bell, Ivory ferrules, *Five brass keys with flat, square key covers; springs attached to keys mounted in blocks.

Full Marking:  ” (fleur-de-lis) /  CUVILLIER /  A. St. OMER / (fleur-de-lis)  / B / 6 ” : upper joint, middle joint, stock bell joint

Additional Marking:  ” B / (fleur-de-lis) /  CUVILLIER / A. St. OMER / (fleur-de-lis)  / 6 ” : barrel

Length:  605 mm. (without mouthpiece)

*Note:

  • Extendable e/b, f#/c# for corps in A
  • Four generations of instrument makers:
    1. François Cuvillier(1711-1776) active 1765-1776 in St-Omer, alias “Cuvillier aîné”
    2. Nicolas Cuvillier (1745-1804) active a1776-1804 St-Omer, alias “Cuvillier”
    3. Pierre Cuvillier (1773-1847) active 1804-1847 in St-Omer, alias “Cuvillier père”
    4. Florent Cuvillier (1811-1895) active 1833-1834 and in Paris c1841-1845, alias “Cuvillier fils”

(special thanks to Denis Watel for information of Cuvillier’s families)

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