Oboe. Nominal pitch: C

Technical description: Possibly rosewood with silver keys. There is elaborate ivory inlay: four vertical bands (width c10mm) run the whole length of the instrument broadening towards the bell; there are wide (width c20mm) rings at the sockets and the reed well, also a bell ring (width c10mm), there are also many narrow inlaid ivory rings. There is an onion shaped baluster at the top of the instrument. The lowC key has a fish-tail touchpiece despite the lack of a third key. There are two vent-holes in the bell. There is an inward flange at the base of the bell. Keymount type: raised rings: SATB. Keyhead type: flat, round. Repair History: The corking of the tenons is not original. The holes appear to have been enlarged with workmanship of a considerably lower standard than that of the original maker; this may have been intended to raise the pitch of the instrument.