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Bassoon. Nominal pitch: C.

Technical description: Palisander with german silver ferrules, crook well lining, bell rim mount, keywork and crook. Standard French Buffet key system with extra F♯/G♯ trill key for R0. L0: C; B♭; harm 1; harm 2; alt crook key; E♭; D; C♯. L1: T; G trill; A♭₃. L2: T; F♯ trill. L3: T; E♭. L4: C♯; crook key. R0: T; alt F♮ (enabling F♯ to G♯ trill); F♯. R1: T. R2: T; C♯. R3: G; B♭, both with rollers. R4: F; A♭, both with rollers.

  • Date:
    1924
  • Maker:
    Buffet Crampon
  • Collection:
    University of Edinburgh
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  • Place of production:
    Paris/France
  • Hornbostel-Sachs classification:422.112
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  • Hornbostel-Sachs category:422.112
  • Repository:University of Edinburgh
  • Measurements:1328