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Oboe. Nominal pitch: C.
Technical description: Rosewood with german silver keys and 2 ferrules at the sockets. The reed-well lining and bell ring are also of german silver. Only the R2 and 3 ring mechanism is an axle. L0: 81. L1: PP; 82(missing). L2: T. L3: TT:. L4: G♯; E♭-alt; lowB. R0: sup (missing). R1: T; B♭; C. R2: R. R3: R; F. R4: lowC; C♯; E♭. Keymount type: pillars. Keyhead type: cups. Repair History: There is a crack that has been filled, running from the just below the reed-well to the L1 hole.
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Circa 1880 - Maker:
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University of Edinburgh - Inventory number:
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Probably 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:536
- View the original record:https://collections.ed.ac.uk/mimed/record/16486