InstrumentBassoon |
Instrument FamilyWind |
MakerSilvani & Smith |
Place MadeUnited Kingdom; London; England; Europe |
Date MadeCirca 1895 |
DescriptionTechnical description: Rosewood, german silver ferrules, bell rim, keywork and crook. Music card holder fitting on bell ferrule.
L0: C; B♭; harm 1; harm 2; E♭; D; C♯.
L1: T; G trill.
L2: T; F♯ trill.
L3: T; E♭.
L4: C♯; crook key.
R0: T; F♯.
R1: T.
R2: T.
R3: T; B♭.
R4: F; A♭.
With case.
Signs of extreme wear around finger-holes.
Crook patched.
Usable pitch: Old Philarmonic pitch.
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. |
Measurements1285; crook 223. |
ProvenancePurchased with assistance from the Government's Local Museums Purchase Fund and the University's General Council Trust, 1983. |
CollectionGlen Collection; MIMEd |
Accession Number0162 |