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Octave bassoon

Very dark brown stained wood, heavily lacquered; brass mounts: 7 brass keys with plain pear-shaped covers mounted in saddles: brass crook not certainly authentic.

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  • Inscriptions:On bell and butt: "BUHNER / & / KELLER / A STRASBOURG" with an indecipherable mark above and below
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  • Repository:Royal College of Music Museum
  • Measurements:Length: 621mm.