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Bassoon, C

Date1825-1850 ca.
Place MadeVienna, Austria, Europe
Serial No.none
Signednone
Markingsnone
DescriptionMaple. Brass ferrules and keys. French system with German placement of the E-flat key. Reversed position of vent keys (highest hole controlled by lowest vent key). Mix of French and German traits characteristic of Viennese or Central European makes. 12 touchpieces (may originally have had 11 keys}.
DimensionsOverall length: 1264 mm
Wing joint: 446 mm
Butt joint: 435 mm
Long joint: 501 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. 4.
Credit LineArne B. Larson Collection, 1979
Object number01311
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