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Bassoon in C
15 keys. 4 sections of ebonite. Wing joint: 525mm; boot: 417mm; long joint: 598mm; Bell: 352mm. Modern keywork. German silver keys, crook well, ferrules, bell rim, butt and crook receiver. Hinged cap on base of butt. Keys mounted by post and axles without plates. Key rollers on F and A flat touches. Overlapping B flat, B, C and D keys. Music holder.
- Date:
1923/24 - Maker:
Boosey & Co [Corporation] - Collection:
Birmingham Conservatoire - Inventory number:
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London (Timezone: Europe/London)
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- Inscriptions:Engraved on lower bell ferrule: “BOOSEY & Co / LONDON / 24778”|engraved on crook – receiver: “BOOSEY & Co / 24778”|engraved on boot ferrule: “BOOSEY & Co / MAKERS / LONDON / 24778 / L.P. (in oval) / Guarenteed / British Made”|and directly below on body of boot: “Made for / S. Rose & Co Ltd / Bombay”
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- Repository:Birmingham Conservatoire
- Measurements:1282mm