Bassoon, C
Trade Name
Florentin Barbier
Distributor
Henri Selmer
Distributor
H. & A. Selmer, Inc.
Date1919-1924 ca.
Place MadeCzechoslovakia, Europe
Serial No.none
SignedStamped on back (side facing player) on all four joints: F. BARBIER / FB (monogram)MarkingsStamped on metal ferrule of elbow and on metal plate of elbow of boot joint: XXI
Hand scratched on ferrule of elbow of boot joint: XXI
Stamped on metal plate of elbow joint right after "XXI": +
Stamped on metal cap of boot joint: CZECHOSLOVAKIA
DescriptionLight red-brown stained maple in 4 sections: wing, butt, long, and bell joints. German system. Nickel-silver ferrules and keywork. 22 keys with modern-style cups, mounted in posts with rods. Flat springs attached to keys. No whisper key. One ring key for third finger of left hand on wing joint. Nickel-silver bocal. Top bell ring of metal painted in ivory color.
The instrument was overhauled and refinished by the donor before it was donated to the museum.
DimensionsOverall length: 2230 mm
Wing joint: 482 mm
Butt joint: 814 mm
Long joint: 583 mm
Bell joint: 353.5 mm
(excluding tenons)
ProvenanceLikely purchased new by the Minneapolis Public Schools, as part of band inventory of the Marshall-University High School. When the school closed in 1982, the bassoon (along with other instruments) was purchased by Marvin McCoy, a horn player and instrument repairman located in Minneapolis, Minnesota. In 1984, sold by McCoy to James B. Preus, Santa Fe, New Mexico, who overhauled it.
Credit LineGift of James B. Preus, 2009
Object number14410
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