Widmann 19-Keyed Basset Horn
date: label: Date made
content: 1853-1857
notes: label: Description
content: <p>This basset horn was made by Joseph Ignaz Widmann in Freiburg, Germany around 1853 to 1857. It is a 19-keyed basset horn in F, made of maple with ivory ferrules and brass keys. The bell is missing. It is stamped:</p>
label: Description
content: <p>[star]<br>WIDMANN<br>FREIBERG<br>[star]</p>
label: Description
content: <p>Joseph Ignaz Widmann flourished from 1838 to 1863.</p>
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: Germany: Saxony, Freiberg
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content: Culture and the Arts: Musical Instruments
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content: Music & Musical Instruments
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content: Clarinets
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: MI.66.085
label: catalog number
content: 66.085
label: accession number
content: 261777
objectType: label: Object Name
content: basset horn
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: maple (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: ivory (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: brass (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: mouthpiece/barrel: 5 13/16 in x 1 3/8 in; 14.76375 cm x 3.4925 cm
label: Measurements
content: upper joint: 13 1/4 in x 2 in x 2 1/8 in; 33.655 cm x 5.08 cm x 5.3975 cm
label: Measurements
content: lower joint: 18 1/2 in x 2 1/4 in x 3 1/8 in; 46.99 cm x 5.715 cm x 7.9375 cm