Serpents

Forveille Serpent

Paris, France
Western Europe

Wood and Brass
@1823

This upright serpent Forveille, takes its name from its inventor. It has a wooden bell with a small brass bell ring. The swan-shaped bocal/pipe crook and first tenor section with a screw-on water key, are brass. It has a brass mouthpiece and music holder (lyre), which is attached to the bell. The wooden butt joint is J-shaped. There are four brass keys and six finger holes. This instrument may have been used for chamber music.

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Catalog#: HWMC

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