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Oboe

Oboe. Rosewood body. Nickel silver keywork and ferrules. Two joints: upper joint and integrated lower joint/bell (tbc). Keys with fish skin pads. Key system is a combination of the three-ring conservatoire and thumbplate systems. Articulated cross-F key and B/C-sharp and complex half-hole plate with two vents under a single plate. Brille key. Stamped inscription on both joints, incorporating a castle emblem: BARRET/A.LONDRES/BREVETE/TRIEBERT/A.PARIS; First ring key on lower joint is stamped: TRIE…

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  • Materials:felt, steel, copper alloy, fish skin, cork, nickel silver, rosewood
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  • Hornbostel-Sachs category:422.112 (Single) oboes with conical bore
  • Repository:Horniman Museum and Gardens
  • Measurements:overall: 22.5591 x 1.9685 x 1.9685 in.; 573 x 50 x 50 mm