Morton London

England, Ca. 1879

Stamp:

on all joints:
A.MORTON
& SONS
LONDON
(in triangular shield)
A.M.& S

Wood:

rose-wood

Keys:

17 German-silver keys and 2 rollers

Lenght:

126.5 cm

Details:

Morton, Alfred W.
b.1827 d.1898

fl.1847-1902

An extraordinary maker, something which is not reflected in this instrument. Morton worked for Uhlman in Wien and Savary in Paris.

Morton made tenor-bassoons as well as demi-contra’s in F and experimented with lining a maple wing-joint with African blackwood.

Bibliography:

Pierre 1890
Fitzgerald and James 1911
Daubeny 1920
Langwill 1993

Collection ID:

109