Basset Horn in F

Unknown Artist

early 19th century

Basset Horn in F by Unknown Artist

Medium

Maple, horn, brass

Dimensions

Length 975 mm, Tube length approximately 1700 mm, Bell diamter 121 mm, Mouthpiece length 93 mm, Barrel length 64 mm, Upper body section 307 mm, Elbow, approximately 62 mm, Lower body section/ kasten approximately 350 mm, Bell (brass) 241 mm

Classification

Aerophone-Reed Vibrated-single reed cylindrical

Culture

German

Department

Musical Instruments

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889

Accession Number

89.4.1560

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