Bassoon in C, 1771, La Chaux-du-Milieu (near Le Locle, Neuchatel), Switzerland, Swiss, Maple, brass, Length (end to end) 1146

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Bassoon in C, 1771, La Chaux-du-Milieu (near Le Locle, Neuchatel), Switzerland, Swiss, Maple, brass, Length (end to end) 1146 mm, Length of tube +/-2438 mm including crook and reed, Diameter of bell (opening) 76 mm, Aerophone-Reed Vibrated-double reed, Jeanneret workshop (Swiss, La Chaux-du-Milieu before 1764–after 1786 Le Locle), 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

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