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Bassoon

Bassoon. Six-keyed model with some keywork missing. Stained maple body with brass keys, ferrules and end cap. Keys mounted in saddles of semicircular profile. String lapped tenons. Funnelled bell. Sling hook on butt ferrule. Bell and butt joint are stamped: PARKER/LONDON

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  • Materials:cork, string, copper alloy, maple
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  • Hornbostel-Sachs category:422.112 (Single) oboes with conical bore
  • Repository:Horniman Museum and Gardens
  • Measurements:overall: 48.8189 x 3.5433 x 3.5433 in.; 1240 x 90 x 90 mm