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Bassoon, C
Maker: Charles-Joseph Sax
Date: 1818-1830 ca.
Place Made:Brussels, Belgium, Europe
Serial No: none
SignedStamped on butt and long joints: [sunburst] / SAX / FACR DU ROI / A BRUXELLES / [sunburst]
MarkingsEngraved in script on ferrule at upper end of the butt joint: Afdeeling Grendiers
Cut brass capital "T" as part of keyguard on backside of instrument.
Cut brass capital "T" as part of keyguard on backside of instrument.
DescriptionMaple. Brass ferrules and keys. 8 touchpieces. No bocal.
DimensionsOverall length: 1256 mm
Wing joint: 467 mm
Butt joint: 430 mm
Long joint: 531 mm
Bell joint: 295 mm
(excluding tenons)
Wing joint: 467 mm
Butt joint: 430 mm
Long joint: 531 mm
Bell joint: 295 mm
(excluding tenons)
ProvenanceArne B. Larson Collection, Vermillion, South Dakota, 1979.
Terms
Credit Line: Arne B. Larson Collection, 1979
Not on view
Published ReferencesAndré P. Larson, A Catalog of the Double Reed Instruments in the Arne B. Larson Collection of Musical Instruments, MM thesis, University of South Dakota, 1968, No. 3
Object number: 01308