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Bassoon

Bassoon. Stained pearwood body with brass keys and ferrules. Nine keys, saddle mounted with circular and spatulate flaps and leather and cloth pads. C key on butt joint is a later addition. End cap missing. Bell is stamped: BILTON/LONDON; with a unicorn's head emblem beneath. Butt joint is stamped: KSELER/LONDON

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  • Materials:steel, cork, string, wool textile, leather, copper alloy, pearwood
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  • Hornbostel-Sachs category:422.112 (Single) oboes with conical bore
  • Repository:Horniman Museum and Gardens
  • Measurements:overall: 48.622 x 3.3465 x 3.3465 in.; 1235 x 85 x 85 mm