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treble recorder

Frontal view of foot joint of Horniman Museum object no 2015.127.1
Frontal view of foot joint of Horniman Museum object no 2015.127.1
Back view of foot joint of Horniman Museum object no 2015.127.1
Back view of foot joint of Horniman Museum object no 2015.127.1
Frontal view of foot joint of Horniman Museum object no 2015.127.1 Back view of foot joint of Horniman Museum object no 2015.127.1

Headjoint for treble recorder. Stamped on the back of the head joint: Dolmetsch BS3499, in a circular pattern around a heart-shaped B(ritish) S(tandard) symbol with the serial number 13627 stamped below. Of dark wood (rosewood?) covered heavily in shiny varnish.

object
MUSEUM NUMBER
2015.127.1
PLACE
MAKER
COLLECTION
MEASUREMENTS
overall: 194 mm x 40 mm
MATERIAL/TECHNIQUE
varnish; rosewood
CATEGORY
Musical Instruments
LOCATION
In storage
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