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Bassoon
It is a bassoon made of stained maple in four sections (wing, butt, bass and bell), with nickel-silver mounts and keywork. It has seventeen cylinder-cup keys mounted posts with rods, with flat and needle springs attached to keys and posts, and metal rollers. It has a nickel-silver crook. Nominal pitch: C.
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1880–5 - Maker:
A. Morton & Sons - Collection:
Museum of Army Music - Inventory number:
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London (Timezone: Europe/London) - Hornbostel-Sachs classification:422.112 (Single) oboes with conical bore
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- Inscriptions:Stamped on all joints: A. MORTON / & SONS / LONDON / A M / & / S (on triangular leaf)|Stamped on crook: [shield with initials: D. H / M]
- Hornbostel-Sachs category:422.112 (Single) oboes with conical bore
- Repository:Museum of Army Music
- Measurements:Height: 1265mm