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Musette; oboe

Musette of brown wood, with one German silver ferrule. Flared bell. Keyless, seven finger holes and one thumb hole. Sounding length (overall length) is 351 mm. Two chips off bell rim.

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  • Materials:vegetable fibre, metal, wood
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  • Hornbostel-Sachs category:422.112 (Single) oboes with conical bore
  • Repository:Horniman Museum and Gardens
  • Measurements:overall: 13.7795 x x 1.7323 in.; 350 x 44 mm