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{The Brussels Musical Instruments Museum Oboe Collection}
Stefaan Verdegem - Koninklijk Conservatorium Brussel
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IND ?> Inv. number
1984.037
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CN/NP ?> Common name / Nominal Pitch
Oboe in C
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TS ?> Type or system
11 keys
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MK ?> Maker
Breton
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IN ?> Mark, inscriptions
BRETON / A / PARIS (in oval cartouche) – on MJ and B.
- PL ?> Place of origin Paris
- DM ?> Date of making Middle of the 19th century.
- MATERIALS Boxwood with ivory mounts, brass keys.
- MEASUREMENTS
- Body Length 596.3mm
- TJ length (body + tenon) 216.6mm + 21.1mm
- MJ length (body +tenon) 209.2mm + 17.5mm
- B length 170.5mm
- Acoustic Length 322.8mm
- BORE
- Minimal bore 4.3mm
- Reed well diameter 6.9mm
- Bore at end of TJ 9.0mm
- Bore at top of MJ 9.3mm
- Bore at end of MJ 14.4mm
- Bore at top of B 14.6mm
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TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION
Keys with round lipped flaps type Heyde 181/4, mostly on short axles and pillars.
On TJ: octave key on long axle, half-hole plateau, C and Bb for R1, G# for L4;
On MJ: F# for R4, cross-F, C, C# and Eb, long lever for low B, key on bell.
SATK (springs attached to the key).
Keyholes milled out.
3rd and 4th hole doubled with finger cove.
Bell with inner rim, no vent-holes.
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FL ?> Faults
Very good condition. Many pads missing.
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UP ?> Usable Pitch
With some ‘instant repair’ some notes could be played pointing towards A = c430Hz with reed TL 68.9mm / staple 42mm / tip width 7.7mm.
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PC ?> Performance Characteristics
Instrument difficult to evaluate because too many pads are missing. Very uneven intonation as far as the oboe could be tested accurately.
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PO ?> Previous Ownership
Unknown
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FM ?> Further information on maker
Pierre (1893) p.314.
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Remarks
Oboe in Brod or early Triebert style, including key lay-out, baluster and long bell. This oboe shows many similarities to the Triebert oboe no.35 in the De Vries Collection (1999) p.24, the latter having a longer bell.
J. D. Breton is primarily known as a flute maker.
{Breton}
