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Oboe

Oboe. Nominal pitch: C. Boxwood, without ferrules, brass keyword. Three joints with onion-shaped baluster. Three keys (fishtail C and duplicated D sharp), flat, round, mounted in turned rings. Twin holes for third and fourth holes. Bell badly split, some chipping of bell rim. Middle joint tenon chipped externally. Stamped: T. Stanesby (Star mark).

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  • Materials:leather, metal, copper alloy, FI, wood
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  • Hornbostel-Sachs category:422.112 (Single) oboes with conical bore
  • Repository:Horniman Museum and Gardens
  • Measurements: overall: 595 x 65 mm