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Reed contrabass
Reed contrabass, contrebasse à anche. Brass body with nickel silver-plating. Seventeen keys with leather pads including one closed key opened singly for each note, an open key for lowest note and an octave key. Detachable swan necked crook with water key. Bell stamped: PRESENTED TO/THE OFFICERS, 2ND 60TH RIFLERS/BY MAJOR H.GORE-BROWN/GOLD MEDAL/PARIS 1878/C.MAHILLON & Co./LONDON/MADE AT THEIR/BRUSSELS/WORKS
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1880-1900 - Maker:
Mahillon & Co [Corporation] - Collection:
Horniman Museum and Gardens - Inventory number:
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Brussels (Timezone: Europe/Brussels) - Hornbostel-Sachs classification:422.112 (Single) oboes with conical bore
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- Materials:steel, cork, leather, nickel silver-plating, copper alloy
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- Hornbostel-Sachs category:422.112 (Single) oboes with conical bore
- Repository:Horniman Museum and Gardens
- Measurements:overall: 1030 x 252 x 235 mm