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Bassoon, C

Date1818-1830 ca.
Place MadeBrussels, 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.
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)
ProvenanceArne B. Larson Collection, Vermillion, South Dakota, 1979.
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
Credit LineArne B. Larson Collection, 1979
Object number01308
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