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Serpent in C

Wooden body, covered with leather; 3 metal stays; 6 finger-holes bushed with ivory; 5 brass keys mounted on brass saddles with metal springs attached to the key. Brass bell garland, crook and crook receiver section.

  • Date:
    c.1832-34
  • Maker:
    Roe, John [Person]
  • Collection:
    Birmingham Conservatoire
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  • Place of production:
    Liverpool (Timezone: Europe/London)
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  • Inscriptions:Engraved on crook receiver section: “John Roe, Maker / 37 Sir Thomas Buildings / Liverpool / A.N.S.B”
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  • Repository:Birmingham Conservatoire
  • Measurements:723mm