Alto fagotto

Alto fagotto a Scot. bandmaster, William Meikle of Strathaven, Lanarkshire, invented ca. 1830 a wind instr. in bassoon shape with conical bore, played with a single reed, which he called Caledonica. An improved version was subsequently made by George Wood of London, and because of its shape and pitch was called alto fagotto. Meikle's original model is preserved at the University of Edinburgh. The alto fagotto has bore, shape, and key work similar to those of the bassoon and was made in several…