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Bassoon
William Milhouse (English, 1761–after 1835)
before 1787
Object Place: Newark, England
Medium/Technique
Maple, brass
Dimensions
Length 123 cm (48 7/16 in.)
Credit Line
Leslie Lindsey Mason Collection
Accession Number17.1925
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Musical Instruments
ClassificationsMusical instruments – Aerophones
DescriptionContrabass in C. The lowest tone is BB-flat. Five keys. Maple, stained dark brown; brass tips. Made in five parts: brass crook, wing (or tenor) joint, butt, long joint, and a bell. The bore is conoidal up to the bell; the bore of the bell is an inverted conoid narrowing toward the orifice. Six finger-holes in the front; two thumb-holes in the rear. Five brass keys: BB-flat, D, E-flat in the rear, F and F-sharp in the front; the F- key has a double touch-piece; all the keys are mounted on saddles. 3 round and 2 spatula brass keys, SATK and SATW.
InscriptionsStamped on buttjoint: MILHOUSE / NEWARK
ProvenanceFrancis W. Galpin (1858-1945), Hatfield Regis, England; 1916, sold by Francis W. Galpin to William Lindsey (1858-1922), Boston, Massachusetts; 1916, gift of William Lindsey, in memory of his daughter, Leslie Lindsey Mason, to the MFA. (Accession Date: October 5, 1916)