DescriptionOverall size: 1053; bell 212.
Sounding length: overall length 2658; tone hole distances from bell 1573, 1495, 1461, 1426, 1194, 1099, 929, 895, 860, 432. The tone hole at 895 on the ascending bore has a connection also to the descending bore at 1194, probably not original.
Bore: distal end of crook c 27.
Dia of mouthpiece receiver: m.r.t. 11.7 11.6.
Technical description: Wooden wing, butt and long joint; brass crook, bell and keys; long crook with fold; 6 finger holes; 3 keys for L0, R2/3/4, L0.
Keyhead type: flat round.
Stamped on butt, wing joint and long joint: "Cuvillier / A ST OMER".
General usage of type: The "Russian bassoon" is a modification of the serpent more commonly used on the continent than in Britain, where the bass horn was the accepted alternative to the serpent.
Purchased by lender with mouthpiece (2981). |