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Bassoon

Bassoon of wood in four parts, with brass bands where the joints come together and a brass socket on the butt joint. With seven brass keys and a brass crook (not original).

  • Date:
    late 18th century to 1839
  • Maker:
    Nicolas Marcel Raingo
  • Collection:
    Bate Collection, Oxford
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  • Place of production:
    Belgium, Mons
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  • Materials:Wood;Brass
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  • Inscriptions:N.M. Raingo a Mons [on each joint]
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  • Repository:Bate Collection, Oxford
  • Measurements:Max L = 1250 mm Max W [without crook] = 73 mm