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Bassoon

Mid-brown stained wood, heavily lacquered; brass mounts: 10 brass keys with flat covers mounted in saddles. The E flat key on the bass joint for LIV; the low D key with a perforated cover-guard; B flat key on butt for RTh. First two holes on butt re-bored with inserts. The wing probably a replacement, the bell flared.

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  • Inscriptions:On bell, butt and bass joint: "KEY / LONDON / [unicorn mark]", with the addition on the butt of: "CHARING CROSS"
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  • Repository:Royal College of Music Museum
  • Measurements:Length: circa 1226mm