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IND ?> Inv. number
1980
CN/NP ?> Common name / Nominal Pitch
Oboe in C
TS ?> Type or system
2 keys
MK ?> Maker
Lot, Martin
IN ?> Mark, inscriptions
'LOT' or M*LOT – on TJ (hardly legible);

M*LOT / (dolphin) / A PARIS – on MJ (dolphin hardly visible);

(five-point star between M and LOT).
PL ?> Place of origin Paris
DM ?> Date of making 3rd quarter of the 18th century.
MATERIALS Boxwood with brass keys.
MEASUREMENTS
Full measurement drawing no. PL0016 available at the MIM museum shop. www.mim.be
Body Length 567mm
TJ length (body + tenon) 211.8mm + 20.9mm
MJ length (body +tenon) 209.4mm + 25.5mm
B length 146.2mm
Acoustic Length 322mm
BORE
Minimal bore 4.6mm
Reed well diameter 7.0mm
Bore at end of TJ 9.6mm
Bore at top of MJ 10.5mm
Bore at end of MJ 14.8mm
Bore at top of B 18.0mm
TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION
2 keys with flat octagonal flaps type Young-N.

SATB (springs attached to the body).

Raised key rings circular.

3rd and 4th hole doubled with finger cove.

Bell with 2 vent-holes and inner rim.
FL ?> Faults
Top finial chipped in the back. One vent-hole in the bell shows attempted enlargement.
UP ?> Usable Pitch
A = c430Hz with reed TL 62mm / staple 42mm / tip width 8mm, and reed TL 63.5mm / staple 38mm / tip width 8.5mm.
PC ?> Performance Characteristics
Beautiful and slender ‘classical’ oboe sound with strength and character. Even and homogeneous intonation. Easy emission, also in 3rd octave.
PO ?> Previous Ownership
Unknown. Possibly ex-Mahillon V. & J.
FM ?> Further information on maker
Giannini (1993a) pp.1, 22, 25, 26, 34.
SR ?> Specific literature Reference
Mahillon (R1978) Vol.III p.399.

Listed in Haynes (2001) p.86, as an example of type-D1 hautboy.

Listed in Young (1993) p.148.

Mentioned in Waterhouse (1993) p.242.

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