Basset horn. Nominal pitch: F.
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InstrumentBasset horn |
Instrument FamilyWind |
MakerUrban |
Place MadeHamburg ; Germany ; Central Europe ; Europe |
Date Made1925-1950 |
DescriptionTechnical description: Cocus wood with german silver ferrules and keywork. Five pieces: mouthpiece, crook, upper section, lower section, bell. Original mouthpiece grooved for cord. Five tone-holes covered with plates. Chromatic extension. 17 keys, 5 plates, 2 rings. L0: Plate; speaker corresponding with first ring. L1: T + ring + vent; throat A♮; throat A♭. L2: Plate + vent. L3: Plate; E♭₄/B♭₅. L4: C♯₄/G♯₅; E₃/B♮₄; F♯₃/C♯₅. R0: C₃; C♯₃; D₃; D♯₃. R1: Plate; side F₄/C₆; side E♭₄/B♭₅; side trill for throat A-B♮ and B♭-C. R2: T + ring. R3: Plate + (forked B♭₃/F♮₅); cross B♭₃/F♮₅. R4: G♯₃/E♭₅; F₃/C₅. Keyhead type: modern. Keymount type: screwed in pillars. Playing accessories: reed, cord. Specific usage history: Used by Tony Pay, 2001, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment. Previous ownership: purchased in Prague. |
NotesH. Fricke, Oct-Dec 2006. |
Measurements987 |
Provenancepurchased in Prague. ; Bequest of Sir Nicholas Shackleton, 2006. |
CollectionSir Nicholas Shackleton Collection ; MIMEd |
Accession Number4685 |