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MIMEd (Musical Instrument Museums Edinburgh)
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UoEart~2~2
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Work Record ID:
0032903
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0032903
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Licence:
ID Number:
1003
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1003
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Title:
Bassoon. Nominal pitch: C.
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Bassoon. Nominal pitch: C.
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Title Notes:
5 keys.
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5 keys.
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Creator:
Unknown
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Unknown
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Date:
Circa 1790
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Circa 1790
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Description:
Technical description: Maple, with brass ferrules, keywork and crook. Wing with unusual fluted recess extending upwards as far as upper brass ferrule. F key for R4 fishtailed. Long joint with D, E♭ and B♭₁ keys for L0 mounted on platform. 18th-century English slim baluster type bell section. L0: @I{T; B♭; D; E♭. L1: @I{T. L2: @I{T. L3: @I{T. R0: @I{T. R1: @I{T. R2: @I{T. R3: @I{T. R4: @I{F; A♭. Keymount type: Saddle. Keyhead type: Flat. Repair History: Pitch has probably been sharpened by shortening the upper end and opening the bell. Upper brass ferrule on wing has probably been moved over the fluted area after the top end had been cut down, and the choke at extremity of bell has been opened up. Trace of hole for harmonic key 149 mm below upper end. Butt ring removed. Crook a replacement by J. Soulsby, c|1983.
work_description
Technical description: Maple, with brass ferrules, keywork and crook. Wing with unusual fluted recess extending upwards as far as upper brass ferrule. F key for R4 fishtailed. Long joint with D, E♭ and B♭₁ keys for L0 mounted on platform. 18th-century English slim baluster type bell section. L0: @I{T; B♭; D; E♭. L1: @I{T. L2: @I{T. L3: @I{T. R0: @I{T. R1: @I{T. R2: @I{T. R3: @I{T. R4: @I{F; A♭. Keymount type: Saddle. Keyhead type: Flat. Repair History: Pitch has probably been sharpened by shortening the upper end and opening the bell. Upper brass ferrule on wing has probably been moved over the fluted area after the top end had been cut down, and the choke at extremity of bell has been opened up. Trace of hole for harmonic key 149 mm below upper end. Butt ring removed. Crook a replacement by J. Soulsby, c|1983.
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Work Type:
Musical Instrument
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Musical Instrument
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Work Type:
Wind
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Wind
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Work Type:
Bassoons
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Bassoons
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Work Type:
Bassoon
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Bassoon
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Measurement:
11.7.Depth of crook well: no crook well.Diameter of crook well:
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11.7.Depth of crook well: no crook well.Diameter of crook well:
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Measurement:
1230; crook 228.
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1230; crook 228.
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Repository:
MIMEd
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Repository:
C.H. Brackenbury Memorial Collection
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C.H. Brackenbury Memorial Collection
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0032903c-0001
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Derivative JPEG
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Repro Title:
Bassoon. Nominal pitch: C (Unknown) : FRONT
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Bassoon. Nominal pitch: C (Unknown) : FRONT
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Repro Creator Name:
Antonia Reeve
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Antonia Reeve
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Repro Rights Statement:
© The University of Edinburgh
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© The University of Edinburgh
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Repro Publication Status:
Full public access
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Full public access
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