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Bassoon

Dark-stained maple; German silver mounts; 18 keys; German system; crutch for right hand; crook presumed original; crook key removed; bell lacking ivory rim.

  • Date:
    late 19th to early 20th century
  • Maker:
    Kessels, Mathias Joseph Hubertus
  • Collection:
    Royal College of Music Museum
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  • Place of production:
    Amsterdam
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  • Inscriptions:On bell (imperfectly legible): "[crown mark] / LONDRES AMSTERDAM / [medallion] / M.J.H. KESSELS / FOUR[NIS]SEUR [D]E [L=]ARMÉE / ET DES CONSERVATOIRES / TYLBOURG / [mark] / 6382"
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  • Repository:Royal College of Music Museum
  • Measurements:Length: 1338mm (butt to bell)