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Bassoon. Nominal pitch: C.
Technical description: Maple with brass keywork and ferrules; heavy brass crook. Ivory or bone bushed thumb hole for L0. Flared type bell. L0: T; B♭; harm 3; harm 1; harm 2; D; E♭.L1: T. L2: T. L3: T. L4: C♯. R0: T; E♭; F♯. R1: T. R2: T. R3: T. R4: F; A♭. Repair History: The third harmonic key is a later addition to the wing, which itself is not original. The long joint is chamfered to accommodate a small hand.
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Circa 1840 - Maker:
Milhouse, William [Person] - Collection:
University of Edinburgh - Inventory number:
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London/England - Hornbostel-Sachs classification:422.112 (Single) oboes with conical bore
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- Hornbostel-Sachs category:422.112 (Single) oboes with conical bore
- Repository:University of Edinburgh
- Measurements:1234; crook 237.
- View the original record:https://collections.ed.ac.uk/mimed/record/16596