InstrumentBassoon |
Instrument FamilyWind |
MakerMahillon |
Place MadeUnited Kingdom; London; England; Europe |
Date MadeLate 19th or early 20th century |
DescriptionTechnical description: Ebonite with metal rim on bell; very heavy; metal-lined wing; with butt cap. Any of the three harmonic keys opens the crook key also.
L0: C; B♮; B♭; harm 1; harm 2; harm 3; E♭; D; C♯.
L1: T.
L2: T; F♯ trill.
L3: T; E♭.
L4: C♯; crook key.
R0: T; F♯.
R1: T.
R2: T.
R3: T; B♭.
R4: F; A♭, both with rollers.
Crook patched on inside of curve.
General usage of type: Military type supplied for use in the tropics.
Usable pitch: Old Philharmonic pitch.
Current ownership: Purchased with assistance from the Government's Local Museums Purchase Fund and the University's General Council Trust, 1983.
(Glen Collection). |
Other InformationGeneral usage of type: Military type supplied for use in the tropics. |
NotesL.G. Langwill, 1981; W.R. Waterhouse, 1993, 1983. |
Measurements1291; crook 226. |
ProvenancePurchased with assistance from the Government's Local Museums Purchase Fund and the University's General Council Trust, 1983. |
CollectionGlen Collection; MIMEd |
Accession Number0163 |