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Oboe

Oboe. Rosewood with nickel silver reed receiver, keywork and ferrules. Three joints. Tenons lapped with cork and string. Keys with circular flat flaps and leather pads. Brille key on lower joint. Half hole plate key and double tone hole on upper joint. Upper and lower joints carry inscription: BREVETE/TRIEBERT/A PARIS/9278; Bell inscription: BREVETE/TRIEBERT/A PARIS; Inscriptions are stamped and highlighted in gold paint. They each incorporate a castle motif beneath the word BREVETE.

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  • Materials:varnish, gold paint, string, cork, fish skin, steel, nickel silver, rosewood
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  • Hornbostel-Sachs category:422.112 (Single) oboes with conical bore
  • Repository:Horniman Museum and Gardens
  • Measurements:overall: 21.4567 x 1.9685 x 1.9685 in.; 545 x 50 x 50 mm