Bassoon. Nominal pitch: C.

William Milhouse

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Instrument

Bassoon/Bassoons/Wind/Musical Instrument ; Bassoon

Instrument Family

Wind

Maker

William Milhouse

Place Made

London ; Europe ; England ; United Kingdom

Date Made

Circa 1835

Description

Technical description: maple, stained dark brown; ferrules and keywork in brass; Wing: equal in length to that of long joint (rather than shorter). Long joint: platform key-mounting. Bell: shape is of standard flare design. Unperforated crook presumably original. L0:T; B♭; D; E♭ (mounted at left); harm 1; harm 2; harm 3. L1: T. L2: T. L3: T. R0: T; F♯. R1: T. R2: T; B♭. R3: T. R4: F; A♭ (both keyheads mounted level with each other). Keymount type: saddles. Keyhead type: circular, brazed onto shank.

Notes

W.R. Waterhouse, 18.1.07.

Measurements

1241.

Provenance

Bequest of Sir Nicholas Shackleton, 2006.

Collection

MIMEd ; Sir Nicholas Shackleton Collection

Accession Number

5449