Bassoon, C
Maker
Ernst Karl Riedl
Date1930-1940 ca.
Place MadeKraslice (Graslitz), Bohemia, Czechoslovakia, Europe
Serial No.531
SignedStamped on bell joint: E. K. RIEDL / C. S. R. / GRASLITZ / CZECHO SLOVAKIAMarkingsStamped on mounts of butt joint: 531
Also stamped into wood at top of sockets of butt, on ferrule of bell, into wood of tenor joint above bottom tenon: 531
DescriptionRed-stained maple in 4 sections: wing, butt, long, and bell joints. German system. Nickel-silver ferrules and keywork. 19 keys with modern-style cups, mounted in posts with rods. Two ring keys (one on wing, one on butt joint). Nickel-silver bocal. Top bell ring of white plastic.
DimensionsOverall length: 1337 mm
Wing joint: 476 mm
Butt joint: 419 mm
Long joint: 562 mm
Bell joint: 356 mm
(excluding tenons)
ProvenancePreviously owned and played in the Aurelia High School Band, Iowa.
Credit LineArne B. Larson Collection, 1979
Object number02786
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