8-key Bassoon

Dateca. 1800

Maker James Wood

MediumMaple tubing; brass ferrules and keys; iron pivots

DimensionsOverall: 2 7/8 x 48 3/4in.

Credit LineMuseum Purchase

Object number2013-84

DescriptionAn eight-key bassoon with a maple body, brass keys, four brass ferrules, and iron pivots. The bell and boot joint are stamped with the maker's mark. The accompanying bocal is also brass. The top ferrule on the boot joint has a brass ring for a neck strap.
Inscribedsee "marks"
MarkingsStamped on the boot and the bell "WOOD / LONDON" with a harp symbol. The bocal is stamped "G" and "4."
ProvenancePurchased by CW from Wolf Instruments; formerly in the collection of Charles Paine Fisher