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Description: | Bassoon, fruit wood. Six brass keys, including low F sharp and low E flat, round or spatulate, flat, mounted on saddles. E hole for left first finger bushed. Wing bears evidence of modifications since removed. Wing probably not original. Crook shortened but possibly original. Bell of early type but probably opened. Bottom hole of butt damaged. Brass band on butt loose and cracking. Overall length is 124.9 cm. Length of wing and butt is 90.3 cm. Stamped on butt and bell: Cahusac London 1797.
The bassoon was developed in France during the seventeenth century.
caption: General view of object no. 14.5.47/55. | Publisher: | http://www.horniman.ac.uk/ | Rights holder: | Horniman Museum and Gardens | Subjects: | bassoons 422.112 (Single) reedpipes with double (or quadruple) reeds with conical bore wood metal grass brass leather copper alloy | Source: | Horniman Museum | Identifier: | oai:oai.horniman.ac.uk:object-12703 | Go to resource |
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