Dulcians in Berlin

Dulcians in the Musikinstrumenten Museum, Berlin

Musikinstrumenten Museum
Tiergartenstraße 1
D-10785 Berlin
Germany Tel: +49 30 2548 1178
Fax: +49 30 2548 1172
Email: mim@sim.spk-berlin.de
Web: www.sim.spk-berlin.de

The Musikinstrumenten Museum in Berlin contains seven dulcians:

649 is an F-Alto. Length 454 mm. Maple.
650 is a gedackt Tenor, detachable bell. Length 694 mm. Maple. Makers mark: CR and a cloverleaf. Resonance hole for low G.
651 is a gedackt Tenor, detachable bell, lefthanded. Length 706 mm. Maple. Makers mark: CR and a cloverleaf. Resonance hole for low G.
652 is a Tenor. Length 719 mm. Maple. Makers mark: CR and a cloverleaf. Resonance hole for low G.
653 is a Tenor. Length 718 mm. Maple. Makers mark: CR and a cloverleaf. Resonance hole for low G.
654 is a Bass. Length 956 mm. Maple. Makers mark: CR and a cloverleaf. Resonance hole for low C.
655 is a gedackt Bass, detachable bell. Length 873 mm. Maple. Makers mark: LR and a "Reichsapfel".

All seven dulcians have been played at about A = 463 Hz.

From left to right: 650, 653 and 655

Remarks and comment to: Hans Mons