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Basset horn

Olive-brown wood stained and lacquered; greenish-yellow horn mounts; horn mouthpiece; angled twice, at the barrel and at the bell socket; the bell globular: 8 brass keys with plain square covers mounted in turned blocks except for a pivot (probably a replacement) in a saddle: two basset keys for R Th.

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  • Repository:Royal College of Music Museum
  • Measurements:Length: 960mm. Round curves: 1050mm.