Basset Horn in F
Object type: Basset Horn in F
Department: Musical Instruments
Culture: Italian or German
Date: early 19th century
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
Geography:     Italy or Germany?  
Credit line: The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889
Accession year: 1889