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{The Brussels Musical Instruments Museum Oboe Collection}
Stefaan Verdegem - Koninklijk Conservatorium Brussel
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IND ?> Inv. number
2014.718
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CN/NP ?> Common name / Nominal Pitch
Oboe in C
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TS ?> Type or system
Elaborate système 3 (hybrid système 4)
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MK ?> Maker
Rivière & Hawkes
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IN ?> Mark, inscriptions
EXCELSIOR / RIVIERE&HAWKES / 28LEICESTERSQre / LONDON – on bell only.
“1” on MJ front.
- PL ?> Place of origin London
- DM ?> Date of making Between 1875–1885
- MATERIALS Rosewood with nickel silver keywork.
- MEASUREMENTS
- Body Length 537mm
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TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION
Nickel silver keywork, ferrules, thumb rest and reed cylinder.
Round keyhead type Heyde-181/3 with circle engraving on keyheads.
Hybrid system no.3/4 oboe with some particularities: 2 manual octave keys, “double kidney” levers for L3 recalling system no.3 but with the system no.4 vent hole for C.
Two ring-keys for R2 and R3, but no junction with C-key, for d3 improvement.
C-D or B-C# trill key for L3. Low B key on bell.
Key-holes milled out with countersunk edge.
SATK Springs attached to the keys.
3rd hole doubled, with finger cove.
No inner rim on bell.
Metal lining: reed well,MJ top, bell top and end.
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FL ?> Faults
Instrument in excellent condition. No cracks and very little wear and tear. However, the instrument is not in playing condition: the keywork needs revision, but shows traces of a recent overhaul.
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UP ?> Usable Pitch
A=c.442-445Hz with reed TL 65mm / staple 42mm ‘Bernadini' / tip width 8.5mm.
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PO ?> Previous Ownership
Ex-F. Fair.
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FM ?> Further information on maker
Howell & Myers (2015) pp.121-124.
{Rivière & Hawkes}
