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Basset Horn

Basset horn of maple wood stained dark, with brass ferrules (horn ferrules on the barrel) and ten brass keys and brass bell (not original). With wooden mouthpiece with reed tied to it with string.

  • Date:
    first half 19th century
  • Maker:
    Gottfried Schuster
  • Collection:
    Bate Collection, Oxford
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  • Place of production:
    Germany, Saxony, Markneukirchen
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  • Materials:Maple;Wood;Plant;Brass;Metal;Horn;Animal
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  • Inscriptions:[crown] G. SCHUSTER [sunburst]
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  • Repository:Bate Collection, Oxford
  • Measurements:Max L = 870 mm Max Diam [bell] = 104 mm