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Ophimonocleide

The body of dark brown stained wood; the circular coiled crook and crook socket sheathing of brass: 6 finger holes bushed with ivory spaced arbitrarily; one brass key with flat cover mounted on pillars on base plates: mouthpiece absent. No evidence has been found to establish which of the Coëffets working in the first half of the 19th century was the maker of this instrument.

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  • Inscriptions:On the butt: "COEFFET"
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  • Repository:Royal College of Music Museum
  • Measurements:Length: circa 1020mm.