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Bassoon – BOOSEY & CO

Oboe – HECKEL, Wilhelm
Oboe – ALBERT, Jacques

1.450,00 €

Category Other woodwind
Maker BOOSEY & CO LTD
Marks and inscriptions Lower bell ring:
BOOSEY & CO LTD / 28509
Ring of boot:
BOOSEY & CO LTD / MAKERS / LONDON/ I.P./ Guaranteed British Made / DCA / 431
Wing:
BOOSEY & CO LTD / 28509
Crook:
BOOSEY & CO / I. P.
Period 1900-present
Place of origin England
Description Rosewood and ebonite 18 keyed bassoon with crook in original case
Materials Rosewood, nickel silver, ebonite
Dimensions Overall length butt to bell 1282 mm, 2,290 g, case 3,480, total weight 5,770 g
Condition Sold as is, for restoration
Other distinctive features Original case
Price (€) €1,450.00
Ref 1145

Description

Bassoon – Bossey & Co

A collectable eighteen-keyed bassoon made in England by Boosey & Co.

The history of Boosey & Company goes back an amazing 200+ years. What started out as a lending library family business in London would turn into a music selling and publishing concern. The company was very successful and it began making brass and wind instruments in the 1850s. However, in 1865, it faced competition from the Hawkes family who started up a rival business. In 1930, the descents of the Boosey and Hawkes families merged the two companies together to create Boosey & Hawkes. Since that time the firm has continued its course with several company acquisitions. It sold its instrument business in 2003.

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This bassoon is crafted in rosewood and has 18 keys. It features an ebonite wing. Ebonite was a more resilient and stable material making it very suitable for military instruments. So, this appears to be a military model. The company also made instruments entirely of ebonite. The serial number takes us to the year 1929 when it was made and explains why the case is by Boosey & Hawkes, since that was during the merger times.

The instrument is stamped I.P. for ‘International Pitch’, which was the frequency of 439 hertz.

This instrument is in very good condition with all its original parts. There have been no modifications or changes. It is supplied in its original hard, leather case to keep it protected for another hundred years!

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