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Oboe

Oboe. Nominal pitch: C. Boxwood, ivory ferrules, silver keywork. Onion-shpaed baluster. Five keys (C, D sharp, F, G sharp, B flat), round, flat, mounted in turned rings and blocks. Twin holes for third and fourth fingers. Stamped: D'Almaine & Co. Late Goulding & D'Almaine Soho Square, London (crown mark with leaf motif on bell).

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  • Hornbostel-Sachs category:422.112 (Single) oboes with conical bore
  • Repository:Horniman Museum and Gardens
  • Measurements:overall: 570 x 70 mm