InstrumentBassoon |
Instrument FamilyWind |
MakerHawkes & Son |
Place MadeUnited Kingdom; London; England; Europe |
Date MadeCirca 1900 |
DescriptionTechnical description: Rosewood with german silver keywork and bell rim; silverplated crook. Music card holder fitting on long joint.
L0: C; B♭; harm 1; harm 2; E♭; D; C♯.
L1: T.
L2: T; F♯ trill.
L3: T; E♭.
L4: C♯; crook key.
R0: T: F♯.
R1: T.
R2: T; C♯.
R3: T; B♭.
R4: F; A♭, both with rollers.
C rod post missing; crook torn and bent.
Crook a modern replacement.
Usable pitch: Probably New Philharmonic pitch, A₄ = c 439 Hz.
Current ownership: Purchased with assistance from the Government's Local Museums Purchase Fund and the University's General Council Trust, 1983.
(Glen Collection). |
NotesL.G. Langwill, 1981; W.R. Waterhouse, 1993, 1983. |
Measurements1290; crook 233. |
ProvenancePurchased with assistance from the Government's Local Museums Purchase Fund and the University's General Council Trust, 1983. |
CollectionGlen Collection; MIMEd |
Accession Number0160 |