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{The Brussels Musical Instruments Museum Oboe Collection}
Stefaan Verdegem - Koninklijk Conservatorium Brussel
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IND ?> Inv. number
0970
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CN/NP ?> Common name / Nominal Pitch
Oboe d’amore in A
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TS ?> Type or system
3 keys
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MK ?> Maker
Wolhaupter
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IN ?> Mark, inscriptions
(only partly legible)
P. WOLHAVPTER – on all 3 parts.
- PL ?> Place of origin Germany. Possibly Württemberg region.
- DM ?> Date of making Middle of the 18th century.
- MATERIALS Boxwood with 3 horn mounts, brass keys.
- MEASUREMENTS
- Body Length 604mm
- TJ length (body + tenon) 254mm
- MJ length (body +tenon) 233mm
- B length 117mm
- Acoustic Length 382mm
- BORE
- Minimal bore 6.0mm
- Reed well diameter 9.3mm
- Bore at end of TJ 11.5mm
- Bore at top of MJ 12.6mm
- Bore at end of MJ 17.3mm
- Bore at top of B 18.6mm
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TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION
3 brass keys, square and flat flaps for Eb-keys, type Young-H; Sextagonal, (like type Young-H, with two lower corners cut off) for C-key.
Raised key rings circular.
SATB (springs attached to the body).
3rd hole doubled with finger cove.
Bulb bell.
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FL ?> Faults
Very good condition. Some (?)repaired cracks on MJ and B.
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PA ?> Playing Accessories
Reed (not original) for display only.
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UP ?> Usable Pitch
Pitch could not be determined.
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PC ?> Performance Characteristics
No good playing result could be obtained, G-A-B being with all reed set-up combinations very out of tune. Intonation very uneven.
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PO ?> Previous Ownership
Ex-Mahillon V. & J.
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SR ?> Specific literature Reference
Mahillon (R1978) Vol.II p.251 (as 'Wolraupier').
Mentioned in Waterhouse (1993) p.435 (as 'Wolraupier', likely quoting Mahillon).
Verdegem (2015) pp.86-91 (as 'Wolraupier').
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IR ?> Illustration reference
Mahillon (R1978) Vol.II p.251 (as 'Wolraupier', drawing).
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GL ?> General literature (about this type of instrument)
Finkelman (1999) Teil 2, pp.364–8.
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Remarks
The only instrument known by this maker so far.
The mark was likely misread by Mahillon as "Wolraupier", and is as such referred to in the literature.
German according to Mahillon (R1978) Vol.II p.251.
See Verdegem (2019) about Wolhaupter and his (presumed) relatives.
{Wolhaupter}
