Buhner & Keller 9-keyed Bassoon
date: label: date made
content: ca 1730 - 1737
notes: label: Description
content: <p>This bassoon was made by Buhner & Keller in Strasbourg, France, around 1730-1737. It is a 9-keyed bassoon made of stained maple with brass ferrules and keys. The bassoon is stamped:</p>
label: Description
content: <p>BUHNER<br> &<br>KELLER<br>A STRASBOURG</p>
label: Description
content: <p>This instrument was acquired from the collection of Leopoldo Franciolini in 1892. Leopoldo Franciolini (1844–1920) was an Italian antique dealer who flourished in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. He is remembered as a fraudster who sold faked and altered historical musical instruments.</p>
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: France: Grand Est, Strasbourg
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content: Culture and the Arts: Musical Instruments
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content: Music & Musical Instruments
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: MI.095278
label: catalog number
content: 95278
label: accession number
content: 26256
objectType: label: Object Name
content: bassoon
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: maple (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: brass (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 126.5 cm; 49 13/16 in
label: Measurements
content: bell: 12 3/4 in x 2 1/4 in; 32.385 cm x 5.715 cm
label: Measurements
content: long joint: 23 3/4 in x 2 3/8 in x 1 1/2 in; 60.325 cm x 6.0325 cm x 3.81 cm
label: Measurements
content: wing joint: 19 5/8 in x 1 3/4 in x 2 3/4 in; 49.8475 cm x 4.445 cm x 6.985 cm
label: Measurements
content: boot: 17 in x 2 3/4 in x 2 5/8 in; 43.18 cm x 6.985 cm x 6.6675 cm