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{The Brussels Musical Instruments Museum Oboe Collection}
Stefaan Verdegem - Koninklijk Conservatorium Brussel
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IND ?> Inv. number
3900
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CN/NP ?> Common name / Nominal Pitch
English horn in F
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TS ?> Type or system
Elaborate Systéme 3
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MK ?> Maker
Buffet-Crampon
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IN ?> Mark, inscriptions
(lyre) / BUFFET / Crampon & Cie (cursive) / A PARIS (in oval cartouche) / BC (monogram) / BREVETES / S.G.D.G. – on TJ;
(lyre) / BUFFET / Crampon & Cie (cursive) / A PARIS (in oval cartouche) / BC (monogram) – on MJ and B.
- SN ?> Serial number ‘1000’ – on all 3 parts.
- PL ?> Place of origin Paris
- DM ?> Date of making After 1867 according to Waterhouse (1993).
- MATERIALS Kingwood with nickel silver keywork.
- MEASUREMENTS
- Body Length 789.7mm
- TJ length (body + tenon) 321.8mm + 22.4mm
- MJ length (body +tenon) 303.5mm + 26.0mm
- B length 164.4mm
- Acoustic Length c.459mm
- BORE
- Minimal bore 5.4mm
- Reed well diameter 8.0mm
- Reed or crook well depth (if cylindrical) 22.0mm
- Bore at end of TJ 12.0mm
- Bore at top of MJ 12.5mm
- Bore at end of MJ 18.3mm
- Bore at top of B 17.7mm
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TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION
Nickel silver keywork, ferrules, thumb rest and reed cylinder.
Elaborate system no.3 with round flat lipped keyheads.
On TJ: 2 manual octave keys. half-hole key with double plateau. D or C# trill key for L3, G# for L4, Bb and C with overlap for R1;
On MJ: G vent-hole on separate axle. F# vent on one axle with ‘Brille’ key, cross-F, C-C#-Eb key on 3 axles with link C-Brille for high D; 2 separate levers ‘double kidney’ for left Eb and low B, key on bell.
3rd hole doubled (very diagonal) with finger cove.
Metal lining: reed cylinder; joint and bell ends.
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FL ?> Faults
Good condition. Most of the pads original. All springs present. Some major cracks and worn varnish on bell.
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PA ?> Playing Accessories
Brass bocal TL 90mm ø 5.5mm + 2.8mm.
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UP ?> Usable Pitch
With the present bocal pitch is A = c.450–455Hz with reed TL 49mm / staple 27mm / tip width 9.5mm. Pitch stays high, cross-checking with other reed set-ups.
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PC ?> Performance Characteristics
Instrument in fair playing condition.
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PO ?> Previous Ownership
Ex-Geys
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FM ?> Further information on maker
Janssen (1978) pp.344–5.
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GL ?> General literature (about this type of instrument)
Finkelman (2000) Teil 7 & 8.
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Remarks
Not clear if the figure ‘1000’ is the serial number.
{Buffet-Crampon}
