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Bassoon

Nominal pitch: C. 6 keys. Technical description: Dark brown stained maple with brass ferrules and keywork. Bell with slim baluster profile. The F|key for R4 has a single touchpiece. SATB. Keyhead type: 3 flat spades and 2 spatulas. eymount type: saddles.

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  • Inscriptions:Stamped on wing "W. MILHOUSE / LONDON"; on butt "GOULDING & Co / NEW BOND ST / LONDON"; on long "METZLER / LONDON"; on bell "W. MILHOUSE / LONDON / 337 OXFORD / STREET"; engraved on upper ferrule on butt, on B? key shank and on ferrule on bell "JOHN PARR".
  • Hornbostel-Sachs category:422.112 (Single) oboes with conical bore
  • Repository:Royal Conservatoire of Scotland
  • Measurements:Overall size: 1243. Bore: wing minimum 10.25.Depth of crook well: 20.0.Diameter of crook well: 14.5 - 12.7.