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Vox humana. Nominal pitch: F.
Technical description: Stained boxwood body with brass keys. In two sections without separate bell. There are wide (width c20mm) ivory ferrules at the central joint and the reed well but no bell ring. Built straight in two sections with no curve or 'knee-joint'. The 'bell' flares only slightly and there is no Liebesfus*s. Both keys curve to the right; no fish-tail touchpiece. R0: Keymount type: raised rings; SATB. Keyhead type: flat; square.
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Circa 1785 - Maker:
Milhouse - Collection:
University of Edinburgh - Inventory number:
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Newark/New Jersey/United States of America - Hornbostel-Sachs classification:422.112 (Single) oboes with conical bore
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- Hornbostel-Sachs category:422.112 (Single) oboes with conical bore
- Repository:University of Edinburgh
- Measurements:722; [crook 88.3].
- View the original record:https://collections.ed.ac.uk/mimed/record/16041