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{The Brussels Musical Instruments Museum Oboe Collection}
Stefaan Verdegem - Koninklijk Conservatorium Brussel
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IND ?> Inv. number
0972
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CN/NP ?> Common name / Nominal Pitch
Church Oboe (Alt-Musette)
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TS ?> Type or system
1 key
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MK ?> Maker
Anonymous
- DM ?> Date of making Probably 19th century – before 1883.
- MATERIALS Probably fruit-wood, with one brass key.
- MEASUREMENTS
- Body Length 615.8mm
- TJ length (body + tenon) 241.4mm + 24.7mm
- MJ length (body +tenon) 202.2mm + 24.6mm
- B length 172.3mm
- BORE
- Minimal bore 7.2mm
- Reed well diameter 9.6mm
- Bore at end of TJ 15.0mm (very oval)
- Bore at top of MJ 17.3mm
- Bore at end of MJ 24.9mm
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TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION
One brass key with flat round flap. the key flap is bent (rounded, to follow the instrument's round shape).
Raised key rings circular.
SATB (spring attached to the body).
All finger-holes single.
Bell with 4 vent-holes. No inner rim. No socket on bell, making a huge step in the lower bore.
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FL ?> Faults
Good condition.
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UP ?> Usable Pitch
Pitch could not be tested. According to Mahillon (R1978) Vol.II pp.251–2 the usable pitch would be A= c.410Hz: "...half a tone below our pitch” (c.1880 = 435Hz, SV), the Nominal Pitch being A.
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PO ?> Previous Ownership
Ex-Mahillon V. & J.
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SR ?> Specific literature Reference
Mahillon (R1978) Vol.II pp.251–2.
Girard (2001) pp.84, 116, 128.
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IR ?> Illustration reference
Girard (2001), p.118.
- GL ?> General literature (about this type of instrument)
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Remarks
Mahillon (R1978) Vol.II pp.251–2 believes that this instrument could be a member of the ‘Musette’ family.
According to Girard (2001) p.84, this instrument is a mezzo-soprano or small alto type.
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