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Bassoon

Bassoon of maple wood with wing joint of boxwood, with four brass keys, brass ferrules and brass crook. On top of the wing joint is a second new ferrule of light-coloured wood.

  • Date:
    1769
  • Maker:
    Cahusac, Thomas I [Person]
  • Collection:
    Bate Collection, Oxford
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  • Place of production:
    UK, England, London
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  • Materials:Maple;Wood;Plant;Brass;Metal;Boxwood
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  • Inscriptions:CAHUSAC LONDON [illegible number] KIRKPATRICK 1984 [on new ferrule]
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  • Repository:Bate Collection, Oxford
  • Measurements:Max L = 1256 mm Max W [without crook] = 80 mm