Bassoon, C
Maker
Bühner and Keller
Date1795-1815 ca.
Place MadeStrasbourg, France, Europe
Serial No.none
SignedStamped on all joints: [flying angel trumpeter] / BÜHNER / & / KELLER / A STRASBOURG / [flying angel trumpeter]Markingsnone
DescriptionMaple. Seven brass keys with flat leather key flaps. Two wing joints of different lengths. Three bocals, all modern reproductions. Owned and played by Michael McCraw, early bassoonist from Bloomington, Indiana, and used on more than 50 of his CD recordings.
DimensionsWing joint: 450 mm (short), 466 mm (long)
Butt joint: 434 mm
Long joint: 513 mm
Bell: 325 mm
(excluding tenons)
ProvenancePreviously owned, played, and widely recorded by Michael McCraw, Bloomington, Indiana.
Credit LineGift of Linda Shortridge, 2014
Object number14957
On View
On view
1625-1675 ca.
