Bassoon, C
Maker
August Grenser
Date1753-1763 ca.
Place MadeDresden, Germany, Europe
Serial No.none
SignedStamped on all four joints: [crown] / GRENTZER / [crossed swords]Markingsnone
DescriptionDark stained maple with four, distinctive brass keys. Original bocal.
August Grenser and his nephew, Heinrich, were the best bassoon makers in Germany in the second half of the 18th century. One of the two earliest Grenser bassoons known to survive, the other being at the Diözesanmuseum in Graz, Austria.
DimensionsOverall length: 1196 mm
Wing joint: 457 mm
Bell joint: 275 mm
Butt joint: 415 mm
Long joint: 506 mm
(excluding tenons)
ProvenancePurchased in 1994 from Bernhard von Hünerbein, Cologne, Germany.
Published References"1994 Acquisitions Include Rare Pianos, Harp, Woodwinds," The Shrine to Music
Museum Newsletter, Vol. XXII, No. 2 (January 1995), pp. 1-6.
Credit LineArne B. and Jeanne F. Larson Fund, 1994
Object number05784
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