Bassoon in C

Jeanneret workshop Swiss

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A special Swiss version of the bassoon, featuring a metal d'amore bell and only one key (F) in addition to three sound holes in the bass joint. There are no D- and B-flat keys. This kind of bassoon was used in churches only to accompany psalm singing, which did not descend lower than F.

Bassoon in C, Jeanneret workshop (Swiss, La Chaux-du-Milieu before 1764–after 1786 Le Locle), Maple, brass, Swiss

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Bassoon in C, Jeanneret workshop (Swiss, La Chaux-du-Milieu before 1764–after 1786 Le Locle), Maple, brass, Swiss
Bassoon in C, Jeanneret workshop (Swiss, La Chaux-du-Milieu before 1764–after 1786 Le Locle), Maple, brass, Swiss

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