Oboe. Nominal pitch: C.

Technical description: Boxwood with silver keys. There is an onion shaped baluster at the top of the instrument. The top of the instrument is in the form of a tenon which has been turned to take thread; suggesting there was a tuning slide the top section of which is now lost. The B♭ key, which is attached to the upper section, curves elegantly round the wide turning on the socket of the middle section to enable it to be reached by the R1 finger. The octave key is cut through the turning at the top of the upper section below the onion, the vent for the key is at the back but slightly to the right, probably to discourage water from collecting in the hole. The G♯ key and hole are both on the middle section. The C key has a fish-tail touchpiece despite the comparatively large number of added keys. There are two vent holes in the bell. There is an inward flange at the base of the bell. L0: 8. L1: T. L2: T. L3: TT. L4: G♯. R0: sup? (missing). R1: T; B♭. R2: T. R3: T; F. R4: lowC; F♯; C♯; E♭. Keymount type: raised rings and blocks with the exception of the F♯ key which is mounted on a saddle. Keyhead type: flat, round. Repair History: The different mounting of the F♯ key and its close proximity to the maker's stamp on the middle section suggest that his key is a later addition.