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Bassoon

Silver mounts; hinged silver trap door at bottom of butt joint to allow access to bend in tubing. In case with various paraphernalia, including reed box, double ended cleaning rod, and crook marked ‘2 / X’. Information (from Kelly White) from the Boosey archives: Date given out: April 4, 1929; Date received: April 20, 1929; Description: ‘Bassoon 465.1 new model ebonite wing’; Class: 127; Workman: Skillin sr; Keys polished: April 15, 1929; Charged to Regent st: April 30, 1929.

  • Date:
    before 1999
  • Maker:
    Boosey & Co [Corporation]
  • Collection:
    Royal College of Music Museum
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  • Place of production:
    London
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  • Inscriptions:On mount of bell and wing: "BOOSEY & CO LTD / 28005"
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  • Repository:Royal College of Music Museum
  • Measurements:Length: 1281mm (butt to bell)