Bassoon, C
Date1854-1871 ca.
Place MadeLondon, England, Europe
Serial No.none
SignedStamped on long joint: RUDALL / ROSE CARTE & CO. / 20 CHARING CROSS / LONDONMarkingsCut brass capital "S" as part of keyguard on backside of instrument.
Partial stamp on bell, illegible.
DescriptionTropical hardwood. Nickel-silver ferrules and keys. Not a French Conservatory model -- instead it is styled on Savary model of French bassoon. Low B-natural is located on long joint instead of bell. 16 touchpieces.
DimensionsOverall length: 1271 mm
Wing joint: 455 mm
Butt joint: 429 mm
Long joint: 519 mm
Bell joint: 323 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. 6 (p. 78).
Credit LineArne B. Larson Collection, 1979
Object number02878
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