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Oboe

Oboe. Nominal pitch: C. Rosewood with nickel silver reed receiver, keywork and ferrules. Two joints: upper joint and integrated lower joint/bell. Cork lapped tenon. Conservatiore system fingering. Combined thumbplate, articulated cross-F key closed by brille and C key, articulated G. Unusual long bell shape. Upper joint is stamped: BREVETE/TRIEBERT/A PARIS; Lower joint/bell is stamped: BREVETE/TRIEBERT; Both inscriptions incorporate a castle motif beneath the word BREVETE.

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  • Materials:steel, cork, fish skin, nickel silver-plating, copper alloy, rosewood
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  • Hornbostel-Sachs category:422.112 (Single) oboes with conical bore
  • Repository:Horniman Museum and Gardens
  • Measurements:overall: 23.0315 x 1.8898 x 1.8898 in.; 585 x 48 x 48 mm