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Bassoon. Nominal pitch: C.
Technical description: Ebonite with metal rim on bell; very heavy; metal-lined wing; with butt cap. Any of the three harmonic keys opens the crook key also. L0: C; B?; B?; harm 1; harm 2; harm 3; E?; D; C?. L1: T. L2: T; F? trill. L3: T; E?. L4: C?; crook key. R0: T; F?. R1: T. R2: T. R3: T; B?. R4: F; A?, both with rollers. Repair History: Crook patched on inside of curve.Technical description: Ebonite with metal rim on bell; very heavy; metal-lined wing; with butt cap. Any of the three harmonic keys opens the crook key also. L0: C; B♮; B♭; harm 1; harm 2; harm 3; E♭; D; C♯. L1: T. L2: T; F♯ trill. L3: T; E♭. L4: C♯; crook key. R0: T; F♯. R1: T. R2: T. R3: T; B♭. R4: F; A♭, both with rollers. Repair History: Crook patched on inside of curve.
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Late 19th or early 20th century - Maker:
Mahillon - Collection:
University of Edinburgh - Inventory number:
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London/England - Hornbostel-Sachs classification:422.112 (Single) oboes with conical bore
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- Hornbostel-Sachs category:422.112 (Single) oboes with conical bore
- Repository:University of Edinburgh
- Measurements:1291; crook 226.
- View the original record:https://collections.ed.ac.uk/mimed/record/17801