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Basset horn

The barrel and body sections of light brown figured wood; the book of darker wood; the bell of brass; ivory mounts; the body angled at the middle socket: 12 brass keys, 8 with plain square covers and 4 with round cupped covers, mounted mostly in saddles but 6 with primary pivots in a single turned ring: two basset keys for R Th: twin holes for L3; mouthpiece absent.

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  • Inscriptions:On the barrel: "GRIES / BACHER / 1"
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  • Repository:Royal College of Music Museum
  • Measurements:Length: circa 880mm. Round curves: circa 955mm.