W. Milhouse a415 |
Though it is an instrument of the 'classical' era, Milhouse was modeling it on an older instrument, as attested to by graphs produced by Matthew Dart of several English bassoons by the Stanesby and Milhouse families. Though William had made advancements in the design of the wing joint, my instrument came with a copy of a Stanesby Sr. wing which suits the instrument quite nicely.
The original wing and boot joint show markings of keys which were once placed on the instrument. The original holes have been sealed with wax and the posts stripped, their seats glued up.
To many, the instrument looks like it came out of a Mary Shelley novel, but, take it from me, it doesn't play the way it looks.
Note the heavy usage of the E hole and the markings of what used to be an F# key |
The 'outie' low Eb key |
Stay tuned for the next instrument, a copy by Guntram Wolf of a bassoon marked "HKICW".
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