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Basset Horn

Basset horn of boxwood, with ivory mouthpiece, horn ferrules and eight brass keys and brass bell (not original). No reed. With integral thumbrest of wood.

  • Date:
    c.1830
  • Maker:
    Schölnast
  • Collection:
    Bate Collection, Oxford
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  • Place of production:
    Slovakia, Bratislava (formerly Pressburg)
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  • Materials:Boxwood;Plant;Ivory;Tooth;Animal;Brass;Metal;Horn
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  • Inscriptions:[coat of arms] SCHÖLNAST PRESBURG
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  • Repository:Bate Collection, Oxford
  • Measurements:Max L = 1013 mm Max Diam [bell] = 137 mm