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Bassoon, C
Maker: Bühner and Keller
Date: 1795-1815 ca.
Place Made:Strasbourg, 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)
Butt joint: 434 mm
Long joint: 513 mm
Bell: 325 mm
(excluding tenons)
ProvenancePreviously owned, played, and widely recorded by Michael McCraw, Bloomington, Indiana.
Terms
Credit Line: Gift of Linda Shortridge, 2014
On view
Object number: 14957