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{The Brussels Musical Instruments Museum Oboe Collection}
Stefaan Verdegem - Koninklijk Conservatorium Brussel
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IND ?> Inv. number
3646
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CN/NP ?> Common name / Nominal Pitch
Oboe in C
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TS ?> Type or system
3 keys
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MK ?> Maker
Cambet
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IN ?> Mark, inscriptions
(fleur-de-lis) / CAMBET / A VERDUN – on TJ.
- PL ?> Place of origin Verdun
- DM ?> Date of making Instrument difficult to date (see Remarks for this). Possibly 2nd half of the 18th century.
- MATERIALS Boxwood with one ivory mount, brass keys.
- MEASUREMENTS
- Body Length 556mm
- TJ length (body + tenon) 212mm + 22.4mm (MJ socket 21.7mm).
- MJ length (body +tenon) 199mm + 25.3mm
- B length 144mm
- Acoustic Length 318mm
- BORE
- Minimal bore 4.6mm
- Reed well diameter 7.8mm
- Bore at end of TJ 8.3mm
- Bore at top of MJ 10.8mm
- Bore at end of MJ 14mm
- Bore at top of B 14.7mm
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TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION
3 keys with square flat flaps, type Young-A for Eb-keys, type Young-N for C-key.
SATB (springs attached to the body).
Raised key rings circular.
3rd hole doubled with finger cove.
Bell with 2 vent-holes and inner rim.
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FL ?> Faults
Fair condition. Instrument polish worn and dirty. Hairline cracks in top ivory mount. 2 cracks in bell. Vent-holes in bell seem to be enlarged.
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UP ?> Usable Pitch
A = c430Hz with reed TL 68.9mm / staple 42mm / tip width 7.7mm.
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PC ?> Performance Characteristics
Instrument is very much out of tune, no straight scale could be produced with any reed.
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PO ?> Previous Ownership
Ex-Broens, “Musique de la garde de Napoléon”.
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Remarks
Most probably compilation instrument:
- Characteristics of both Haynes Type E and D1. French style top joint. Dresden style middle joint and bell.
- TJ with stamp and ivory mount. MJ and B: no stamp or ivory mounts.
- TJ and MJ do not fit well together (leaving a gap).
- Wood comparison under UV-lamp shows differences in the wood coloration.
- Playing seems to confirm the ‘compilation’ theory: oboe is very much out of tune.
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