Serpent, nominal pitch: 8-ft C
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InstrumentSerpent |
Instrument FamilyWind |
MakerJoseph Taylor |
Place MadeScotland ; Europe ; Glasgow ; United Kingdom |
Date MadeCirca 1815 |
DescriptionOverall size: 680. Bore: distal end of crook 20.5, bell 92. Dia of mouthpiece receiver: m.r.t. 16.2 15.0. Technical description: Copper with brass stays, mounts, keys and crook; left handed tube layout; 6 finger holes; keys for R4, L4, L0, L0, arranged for left hand held under tube. Keyhead type: flat round. Inscribed "Joseph Taylor / GLASGOW". Probably purchased with and possibly formerly used with mouthpiece (624). Specific literature references: Engel 1872, No 336; Hipkins 1885, p.59; Day 1891, item 329; G.S. (1968) No 419. Illustration references: G.S. (1968) Plate XXIII (2). |
NotesKD ; Arnold Myers; R. Parks 8.6.91. |
Measurements680. |
CollectionReid Collection ; MIMEd |
Accession Number0191 |