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Oboe

Dark stained wood; silver mounts; bell rim and terminal with reed socket: 12 silver keys, 9 mounted on pillars and 3 in a saddle: twin holes for L3 and R1: attenuated baluster top. Octave key on a rod axle; C sharp key duplicated for little fingers; long lever keys for low B flat and B natural; C, C sharp and D sharp keys for R4 linked; B flat and C keys on left hand joint linked.

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  • Inscriptions:On the bell and left and right hand sections: "TABARD / A LYON" with star or quatrefoil mark above and below
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  • Repository:Royal College of Music Museum
  • Measurements:Length: 596mm.