Serpent. Nominal pitch: 8-ft C.
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InstrumentSerpent |
Instrument FamilyWind |
Place MadeGreat Britain ; Europe ; United Kingdom |
Date MadeCirca 1815 |
DescriptionOverall size: 740. Sounding length: overall length 2454; tone hole distances from bell 1481, 1404, 1279, 1239, 1147, 1059, 892, 852, 448. Bore: distal end of crook 21.7, bell 103. Dia of mouthpiece receiver: m.r.t. 12.8 12.5. Technical description: Wood with leather binding; ivory finger hole bushes; brass stays, bell mount, crook receiver mount, keys and crook; 4 finger holes for L2, L3, R3, R2; 7 keys for L1, L1, L4, R4, R0, R1 (on bridge), R0 (on bridge), arranged for right hand held under tube. Keyhead type: flat round. Keymount type: brass saddles. No inscriptions. Lent with and possibly formerly used with mouthpiece (1726). Illustration references: Vol. 1 p.125. |
NotesArnold Myers; R. Parks 22.4.91. |
Measurements740. |
ProvenanceLent by Glasgow Museums and Art Galleries, '04-145. |
CollectionMIMEd |
Accession Number1725 |