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IND ?> Inv. number
1973.013
- Other Number 4691
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CN/NP ?> Common name / Nominal Pitch
Oboe in C
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TS ?> Type or system
Elaborate Système 4
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MK ?> Maker
Lorée, F.
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IN ?> Mark, inscriptions
F.LOREE / (star) / PARIS – on TJ.
- SN ?> Serial number ?A85
- PL ?> Place of origin Paris
- DM ?> Date of making ?1883
- MATERIALS African blackwood with nickel silver keywork.
- MEASUREMENTS
- Body Length 599mm
- TJ length (body + tenon) 233mm + 18mm
- MJ length (body +tenon) 240mm + 18.5mm
- B length 125mm
- Acoustic Length 322mm
- BORE
- Minimal bore 4.1mm
- Reed well diameter 6.9mm
- Reed or crook well depth (if cylindrical) 16.2mm
- Bore at end of TJ 10.1mm
- Bore at top of MJ 10.4mm
- Bore at end of MJ 16.0mm
- Bore at top of B 18.2mm
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TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION
Nickel silver keywork, ferrules, thumb rest and reed cylinder.
Elaborate system 4 mechanism with some particularities: automatic double octave system, B-C# trill, ‘serpent’ for F#-G# trill, Db-Eb trill, low Bb, key on bell, no low Bb vent-hole, no rim in bell.
Metal lining: reed well, tenons, sockets, joint & bell ends.
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FL ?> Faults
Good condition. Right Bb-C key half broken off. Little crack at the top of MJ.
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CS ?> Case
Original case (LxDxH) 405 x 105.5 x 69mm.
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PA ?> Playing Accessories
1 reed box with one reed (70 mm) on staple, and 1 staple 48mm.
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UP ?> Usable Pitch
A = c438–440Hz with reed TL 71mm / staple 47mm / tip width 7.2mm.
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PC ?> Performance Characteristics
Instrument plays beautifully and easily, despite the imperfect condition. Very good intonation.
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PO ?> Previous Ownership
Ex-Brihay
- FM ?> Further information on maker
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Remarks
There is a (?serial) number hidden in between the keywork = A (under low Bb-connection) and 85 (next to Eb key). If this is indeed the serial number, this instrument would be made in 1883 according to the Lorée archives.
This instrument gives rise to some questions: The mark appears only on the the TJ and not on the other parts, which is uncommon for Lorée. It is not clear if this is a compilation instrument, possibly compiled by Lorée himself: the wood species looks exactly the same on all 3 parts, but the axles of the TJ seem somewhat thicker then those of the MJ, and the ring keys look slightly different. Maybe the TJ - looking like a later make - is a replacement of the original one.