Bassoon in C (15 Keys)
Catalogue number: 5.9
Original name: Bassoon in C.
Type or system: 15 keys.
Maker: Unknown, early 20th century.
Overall size: 1311mm.
Bore: Wing joint: crook receiver - 14mm av. - 16mm; boot joint: 16mm - 26mm; long joint: 26mm - 34.5mm; bell: 35mm av. - 34mm.
Technical description: Four sections of rosewood. Wing joint: 528mm; boot: 448mm; long joint: 604mm; bell: 34.5mm.
Silver keywork mounted by posts and axles without plates. Silver bell rim. Ebonite rollers on F and A flat touches. Keys mounted by post and axles attached without plates. Leaf and needle springs.
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Key work and finger holes. | |
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Left hand thumb: |
B flat, B, C, harm 1, harm 2, C sharp, D, E flat. |
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Left hand, first finger: |
T. |
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Left hand, second finger: |
T, F sharp trill. |
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Left hand, third finger: |
T, E flat. |
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Left hand, fourth finger: |
C sharp, crook key. |
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Right hand, thumb: |
T, F sharp |
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Right hand, first finger: |
T. |
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Right hand, second finger: |
T. |
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Right hand, third finger: |
T, B flat. |
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Right hand, fourth finger: |
F, A flat. |
Inscription: Engraved on crook receiver, boot ferrule, bell ferrule and middle key: “B.S.M” (Birmingham School of Music). D flap guard incorporating “R”.
Faults: Wing joint has split vertically, being repaired with three bolts and four screws. Crook key and key link missing.
Illustration references: See below.
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