Goulding & Co. 8-Keyed Bassoon
date: label: date made
content: 1775-1800
name: label: maker
content: Goulding & Co.
notes: label: Description
content: <p>This bassoon was made by Goulding & Co. in London, England, around 1775-1800. It is an 8-keyed bassoon made of syained maple with a brass bocal, ferrules and keys. A low C lever was added later. The bassoon is stamped:</p>
label: Description
content: <p>GOULDING & CO.<br>LONDON</p>
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United Kingdom: England, London
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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.72.11
label: accession number
content: 296471
label: catalog number
content: 72.11
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: 120 cm x 8 cm x 6 cm; 47 1/4 in x 3 1/8 in x 2 3/8 in
label: Measurements
content: bell: 12 3/8 in x 2 1/4 in; 31.4325 cm x 5.715 cm
label: Measurements
content: crook: 6 3/4 in x 5/8 in x 7 in; 17.145 cm x 1.5875 cm x 17.78 cm
label: Measurements
content: long joint: 21 1/4 in x 1 7/8 in x 2 1/4 in; 53.975 cm x 4.7625 cm x 5.715 cm
label: Measurements
content: wing joint: 19 3/8 in x 1 5/8 in x 1 7/8 in; 49.2125 cm x 4.1275 cm x 4.7625 cm
label: Measurements
content: boot: 16 7/8 in x 3 in x 2 1/2 in; 42.8625 cm x 7.62 cm x 6.35 cm