Serpent Forveille

Serpent Forveille a variety of upright serpent devised by a Parisian maker named Forveille by 1833, when it was first exhibited. The instr. was of brass except for a wooden bell section and consisted of 2 sharp U bends. Earlier models had 3 keys, later ones 4, in addition to the 6 fingerholes. The mouthpiece was carried on a crook. Fingering remained that of the ordinary serpent. Turlot of Paris (fl. 1829–39), apparently a pupil of Forveille, also made them. Also called basson Forveille (89)…