Bassoon in C
Catalogue number: 5.4
Original name: Bassoon in C.
Type or system: 15 keys.
Maker: Boosey & Co.
Place of origin: London, 1923/24.
Serial number: 24778.
Overall size: 1282mm.
Bore: Wing joint: crook receiver 12.5mm - 16.5mm; boot joint: 11.5mm - 25.5mm; long joint: 25mm - 33mm; bell: 40mm - 40mm.
Technical description: Four sections of ebonite. Wing joint: 525mm; boot: 417mm; long joint: 598mm; Bell: 352mm.
Modern keywork. German silver keys, crook well, ferrules, bell rim, butt and crook receiver.
Hinged cap on base of butt. Keys mounted by post and axles without plates. Key rollers on F and A flat touches. Overlapping B flat, B, C and D keys. Music holder.
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 lower bell ferrule: 鈥淏OOSEY & Co / LONDON / 24778鈥�; engraved on crook 鈥� receiver: 鈥淏OOSEY & Co / 24778鈥�; engraved on boot ferrule: 鈥淏OOSEY & Co / MAKERS / LONDON / 24778 / L.P. (in oval) / Guaranteed / British Made鈥�; and directly below on body of boot: 鈥淢ade for / S. Rose & Co Ltd / Bombay鈥�.
Decorative features: D key guard incorporating 鈥淏鈥� motif.
Faults: Long joint colour faded with sun. Long joint/wing lock broken on long joint.
Repair history: Keys fitted with new pads and touch plate cork.
Specific literature references: Boosey & Hawkes archives.
Illustration references: See below.
Usable pitch: Plays at a鈥� = 440 Hz (the 鈥楲.P鈥� almost certainly means low pitch).