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Bassoon, C

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Bassoon, C

Trade Name: Florentin Barbier
Distributor: Henri Selmer
Distributor: H. & A. Selmer, Inc.
Date: 1919-1924 ca.
Place Made:Czechoslovakia, 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.
Terms
Credit Line: Gift of James B. Preus, 2009
Not on view
Object number: 14410