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Oboe

Oboe of boxwood, with 11 silver keys, ivory ferrules and bell ring, bulb top. With second upper joint for different pitch.

  • Date:
    c.1840
  • Maker:
    Carl Gottlob Bormann
  • Collection:
    Bate Collection, Oxford
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  • Place of production:
    Germany, Saxony, Dresden
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  • Materials:Boxwood;Plant;Silver;Metal;Ivory;Tooth;Animal
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  • Inscriptions:[star] BORMANN DRESDEN [star] [on all joints] [added on shorter upper joint:] 2
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  • Repository:Bate Collection, Oxford
  • Measurements:Max L = 560 mm Max Diam [bell] = 64 mm Max L [second joint] = 240 mm