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Oboe
Oboe made of boxwood, in three sections (top and middle body joints, and bell), with ivory ferrules and nickel-silver keywork. Fourteen saltspoon-cup keys mounted on posts with rods, affixed on oval metal plates. Metal rollers on low C and C-sharp keys. Conical bore. Nominal pitch: C. This instrument is part of the Albert C. Spencer collection.
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1821–51 - Maker:
Ziegler, J. [Person] - Collection:
Royal Pavilion and Museums Brighton - Inventory number:
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Vienna (Timezone: Europe/Vienna) - Hornbostel-Sachs classification:422.112 (Single) oboes with conical bore
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- Inscriptions:Stamped on all three joints: [Hapsburg eagle] / I. ZIEGLER / WIEN
- Hornbostel-Sachs category:422.112 (Single) oboes with conical bore
- Repository:Royal Pavilion and Museums Brighton
- Measurements:Height: 585mm; Bell diameter: 70mm