last updated Tue, 21 Apr 2020 20:21:22 GMT
Anniversary Model. The stamp 1831-1931 is visible near the top of the long joint. Metal tenon rings.
It was made for a player in the Moscow Philharmonic in 1931 and used there for approximately 30 years. It was then used by a bassoonist in the St. Petersburg Symphony for 20 years and came to the United States in the 1980's. Plastic tone hole inserts have been added.
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