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Sarrusophone

Sarrusophone, brass instrument played with a double reed, made of plated brass, with flaring bell.

  • Date:
    c.1863
  • Maker:
    Gautrot-Marquet [Corporation]
  • Collection:
    Bate Collection, Oxford
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  • Place of production:
    France, Paris
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  • Materials:Brass
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  • Inscriptions:GM 500 [there might have been more, now disappeared because of corrosion]
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  • Repository:Bate Collection, Oxford
  • Measurements:Max L = 875 mm Max Diam [bell] = 117 mm