Basset Horn in F
Object type: Basset Horn in F
Department: Musical Instruments
Culture: Slovenian
Artist: Simon Unglerth
Artist role: Maker
Artist nationality: Slovenian
Date: ca. 1800
Medium: Boxwood, brass, horn
Dimensions: L.: 95 cm (37-1/2); Diam. of bell (ovoid): 15 cm (6 in.); Mouthpiece: 8.3 cm (3-1/4 in.); Barrel: 7.2 cm (2-7/8 in.); Upper body section: 30.5 cm (12 in.); Replacement for elbow (actually a barrel): 6.7 cm (2-5/8 in.); Mid-body section: 13.8 cm (5-1/2 in.); 11.6 cm (4-7/8 in.); 15.1 cm (6 in.); 14.9 cm (5-7/8 in.)
Classification: Aerophone-Reed Vibrated-single reed cylindrical
Geography:  Laybach (Ljubljana)   Slovenia  
Credit line: The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889
Accession year: 1889