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Oboe. Nominal pitch: C.
Technical description: Rosewood with keys, two ferrules at the sockets, bell ring and reed well lining all in german silver. Simple octave keys. LowB and E♭-alt keys and the B and C keys are all levers. L0: 8.1. L1: PP; 8.2. L2: T. L3: TT. L4: G♯; lowB; E♭-alt, R0: sup. R1: T; B♭; C. R2: R. R3: R; F. R4: lowC; C♯; E♭. Repair History: A long crack on the top section runs from the reed well to the level of the L2 hole, this has been filled but no pins are visible. A metal band nailed around the small baluster surrounding the reed well is probably part of the repair to the crack.
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Circa 1870 - Maker:
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University of Edinburgh - Inventory number:
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France (?) - Hornbostel-Sachs classification:422.112 (Single) oboes with conical bore
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- Hornbostel-Sachs category:422.112 (Single) oboes with conical bore
- Repository:University of Edinburgh
- Measurements:539
- View the original record:https://collections.ed.ac.uk/mimed/record/17138