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Bass oboe

Bass oboe, cocuswood. Thumb-plate system, compass to B flat, simple octaves. German silver keys mounted on pillars. German silver crook, upturned globular bell. Crook appears to have been modified, some key shanks may also have been altered. Length over all without crook is 935 mm.

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  • Materials:vegetable fibre, paper, cork, metal, wood
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  • Hornbostel-Sachs category:422.112 (Single) oboes with conical bore
  • Repository:Horniman Museum and Gardens
  • Measurements:overall: 1024 x 80 x 105 mm