Basset Horn in F

Unknown Artist

early 19th century

Basset Horn in F by Unknown Artist

Medium

Wood, ivory, brass

Dimensions

Total length 992 mm, Tube length approximately 1700 mm, Mouthpiece length 89 mm, Barrel 65 mm, Upper midjoint 315 mm, Elbow approximately 64 mm, Lower midjoint/ kasten approximately 280 mm, Bell 185 mm, Bell diameter (ovoid) 112 x 80 mm.

Classification

Aerophone-Reed Vibrated-single reed cylindrical

Culture

Italian or German

Department

Musical Instruments

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889

Accession Number

89.4.1387

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